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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
624 PM CDT MON APR 28 2025 /524 PM MDT MON APR 28 2025/
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/27/2025 TORNADO EVENT
BINGHAM EAST
RATING: EF2
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 132 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 21.41 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 2200 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/27/2025
START TIME: 06:41 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 5 WSW BINGHAM / GARDEN COUNTY / NE
START LAT/LON: 41.9964 / -102.157
END DATE: 04/26/2025
END TIME: 08:10 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 11 NNE ASHBY / CHERRY COUNTY / NE
END LAT/LON: 42.1754 / -101.8414
SURVEY SUMMARY:
SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS FORMED ACROSS THE EASTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF APPROACHING SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE. ONE SUPERCELL STRENGTHENED AS IT MOVED THROUGH EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN GARDEN COUNTY, PRODUCING A TORNADO 5 MILES WEST
SOUTHWEST OF BINGHAM. THIS TORNADO QUICKLY INCREASED IN SIZE AS
IT MOVED NORTHEAST, IMPACTING UTILITY POLES AND TREES ALONG
HIGHWAY 2. JUST TO THE EAST, THE TORNADO IMPACTED A FARMSTEAD AND
FREIGHT TRAIN, PRODUCING EF2 DAMAGE. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO MOVE
SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST FOR THE NEXT HOUR, PRIMARILY IMPACTING
OPEN COUNTRY IN RURAL SOUTHWEST CHERRY COUNTY. THE TORNADO ENDED
SHORTLY AFTER 8 PM CDT, 11 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF ASHBY. PHOTO
AND VIDEO EVIDENCE ALSO SUPPORTS SATELLITE TORNADOES AROUND THE
PRIMARY LARGE TORNADO, THOUGH NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT THIS TIME.
ADDITIONAL TORNADOES MAY BE ADDED AT A LATER TIME.
THE WIDTH OF 2200 YARDS MARKS THE WIDEST TORNADO EVER SURVEYED IN
THE NORTH PLATTE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COUNTY WARNING AREA.
THE RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1950 AND ARE MAINTAINED BY THE STORM
PREDICTION CENTER.
SURVEY TEAMS WILL BE OUT ONCE AGAIN TOMORROW, APRIL 29TH, 2025,
FOCUSING ON DAMAGE ACROSS CHERRY COUNTY.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH
EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH
EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH
EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
BROWN/JACOBS
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