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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE, WY
1005 AM MDT FRI MAY 22 2026
..TORNADO REPORTS FROM MAY 21 2026
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED ACROSS FAR EASTERN
WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING HOURS OF THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2026. WHILE ACCUMULATING SMALL
HAIL AND SOME LARGER HAIL WERE REPORTED WITH MANY STORMS IN THE
AREA, A COUPLE CELLS ALONG THE I-80 CORRIDOR IN LARAMIE CO
WY AND KIMBALL CO NE PRODUCED TORNADOES. THE TORNADOES NEAR PINE
BLUFFS WY WERE VERIFIED TO BE LANDSPOUTS, WHILE THE TORNADOES NEAR
KIMBALL NE WERE QUICK SPIN-UPS AS THE STORMS EVOLVED INTO A MORE
LINEAR SYSTEM. NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED, AND ALL TORNADOES WILL BE
PRELIMINARILY RATED EF-UNKNOWN.
TORNADO # 1
RATING: EF-U
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: UNK. MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.0 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 20 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: MAY 21, 2026
START TIME: 4:04 PM MDT
START LOCATION: 3 W OF PINE BLUFFS, WY
START LAT/LON: 41.18 N, -104.12 W
END DATE: MAY 21, 2026
END TIME: 4:09 PM MDT
END LOCATION: 2 W OF PINE BLUFFS, WY
END LAT/LON: 41.18 N, -104.11 W
LANDSPOUT OCCURRED IN AN OPEN FIELD FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND WAS
REPORTED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
TORNADO # 2
RATING: EF-U
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: UNK. MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.1 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 10 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: MAY 21, 2026
START TIME: 4:23 PM MDT
START LOCATION: 4 N OF PINE BLUFFS, WY
START LAT/LON: 41.23 N, -104.07 W
END DATE: MAY 21, 2026
END TIME: 4:24 PM MDT
END LOCATION: 4 N OF PINE BLUFFS, WY
END LAT/LON: 41.23 N, -104.07 W
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A BRIEF LANDSPOUT, ONLY KICKING UP DUST
AND DIRT.
TORNADO # 3
RATING: EF-U
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: UNK. MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.0 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 20 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: MAY 21, 2026
START TIME: 4:51 PM MDT
START LOCATION: 4 NNW OF KIMBALL, NE
START LAT/LON: 41.29 N, -103.69 W
END DATE: MAY 21, 2026
END TIME: 4:54 PM MDT
END LOCATION: 3 N OF KIMBALL, NE
END LAT/LON: 41.28 N, -103.68 W
OFF DUTY NWS METEOROLOGIST REPORTED A RAIN-WRAPPED TORNADO IN THE
FIELDS NORTH OF KIMBALL.
TORNADO # 4
RATING: EF-U
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: UNK. MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.1 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 10 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: MAY 21, 2026
START TIME: 4:59 PM MDT
START LOCATION: 3 SE OF KIMBALL, NE
START LAT/LON: 41.20 N, -103.62 W
END DATE: MAY 21, 2026
END TIME: 5:00 PM MDT
END LOCATION: 3 SE OF KIMBALL, NE
END LAT/LON: 41.20 N, -103.62 W
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OBSERVED A QUICK SPIN-UP IN THE FIELDS SOUTH
OF KIMBALL.
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 EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.
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