853
NOUS43 KGID 192108
PNSGID
NEZ048-201200-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
408 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR MAY 17 TORNADO EVENT - UPDATE #1
UPDATE
UPDATED TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL TORNADO IN
MERRICK COUNTY.
ARCHER TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 70 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.34 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 30 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 05/17/2026
START TIME: 05:23 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 SE PALMER / MERRICK COUNTY / NE
START LAT/LON: 41.2042 / -98.1724
END DATE: 05/17/2026
END TIME: 05:25 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 NW ARCHER / MERRICK COUNTY / NE
END LAT/LON: 41.1891 / -98.1566
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A BRIEF TORNADO OCCURRED NORTHWEST OF ARCHER PER REPORTS FROM
RESIDENTS IN THE AREA, A DAMAGE SURVEY, RAXPOL RADAR DATA AND
CHASER VIDEO. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO A COUPLE OF OVERTURNED
PIVOTS, AN EMPTY GRAIN BIN AND A FEW BROKEN TREE BRANCHES.
THIS TORNADO WAS RATED AN EF-0 WITH WINDS AROUND 70 MPH.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH
EF5.....>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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