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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
200 PM CDT THU JUL 17 2025 /100 PM MDT THU JUL 17 2025/
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 07/15/2025 SOUTHERN CHERRY COUNTY
TORNADO EVENT...
OVERVIEW
SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED ALONG AN ADVANCING COLD FRONT
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON JULY 15, 2025. THE SUPERCELLS WERE
CONFINED TO THE WESTERN SANDHILLS BEFORE GROWING UPSCALE INTO A
SEVERE LINE OF STORMS THAT IMPACTED MUCH OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA. ONE
HIGH BASED SUPERCELL DEVELOPED OVER FAR SOUTHWESTERN CHERRY
COUNTY. THE ATMOSPHERE WAS GENERALLY UNFAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES,
DUE TO LIMITED LOW LEVEL SHEAR, BUT SUFFICIENT STRETCHING IN THE
LOWER ATMOSPHERE ALLOWED THE SUPERCELL TO GENERATE ENOUGH LOW
LEVEL SPIN FOR THE FORMATION OF A BRIEF TORNADO. THE TORNADO
INITIALLY EXHIBITED CHARACTERISTICS OF A LANDSPOUT, BUT AS THE
PARENT STORM MATURED AND THE MESOCYCLONE STRENGTHENED, THE
TORNADO TRANSITIONED TO A VORTEX MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF A
SUPERCELLULAR TORNADO. THE TORNADO REMAINED RELATIVELY WEAK BEFORE
DISSIPATING. THE LOCATION OF IT'S GENESIS AND DEMISE ARE
ESTIMATED DUE TO A LACK OF DAMAGE INDICATORS.
HYBRID LANDSPOUT CHERRY COUNTY
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.78 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 25 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 07/15/2025
START TIME: 05:18 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 7 NNW MULLEN / CHERRY COUNTY / NE
START LAT/LON: 42.1425 / -101.0874
END DATE: 07/15/2025
END TIME: 05:22 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 6 NNW MULLEN / CHERRY COUNTY / NE
END LAT/LON: 42.1336 / -101.0781
SURVEY SUMMARY:
DAMAGE WAS MOSTLY LIMITED TO SHELTER BELT AND WIRE FENCING,
HOWEVER A PRIMARY HOME TOOK MINOR DAMAGE TO SIDING AND HAD A
GLASS DOOR BROKEN OUT. EF0 WAS DETERMINED FROM THE LACK OF
DAMAGE TO POWER LINES THAT WERE DIRECTLY IN THE PATH OF THE
TORNADO.
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.
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