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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
134 PM CDT TUE SEP 15 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 09/14/26 TORNADO EVENT
3 SW AVOCA
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 83 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.83 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 10 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 09/14/2026
START TIME: 06:49 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 SW AVOCA / OTOE COUNTY / NE
START LAT/LON: 40.768 / -96.1562
END DATE: 09/14/2026
END TIME: 06:53 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 SSE AVOCA / OTOE COUNTY / NE
END LAT/LON: 40.7699 / -96.1022
SURVEY SUMMARY:
AN EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD JUST SOUTH
OF COUNTY ROAD B, BETWEEN 32ND AND 34TH ROADS, FLATTENING A PATH
THROUGH CORN. THE TORNADO TRACKED EAST, TIPPING OVER A LARGE
METAL STORAGE TANK BETWEEN 34TH AND 36TH ROADS. IT CONTINUED
EAST, BREAKING LARGE BRANCHES OFF OF TREES NEAR 38TH AND COUNTY
ROAD B BEFORE LIFTING.
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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