Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF4
-- Length 9.79 Miles
-- Width 530 Yards
State NEBRASKA
County/Area WAYNE
WFO OAX
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2014-06-16 15:40 CST-6
Begin Location 7ENE ALTONA
Begin Lat/Lon 42.127/-96.8686
End Date 2014-06-16 15:58 CST-6
End Location 2E WAKEFIELD
End Lat/Lon 42.2646/-96.8235
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 3.00M
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative During the early morning hours of June 16th a warm, humid and unstable airmass rapidly returned to eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. As this air returned to the region, scattered thunderstorms developed during the early morning hours and continued into early afternoon. These thunderstorms were responsible for mainly large hail, some of which was very large. These morning thunderstorms reinforced a warm front across eastern Nebraska during the afternoon. Extreme instability developed along this warm front and allowed for isolated thunderstorm development by mid afternoon, which quickly become severe. A single supercell thunderstorm went on to produce 4 violent tornadoes over the next 2 hours. Other strong and severe thunderstorms moved into northeast Nebraska in the evening and continued into the early morning hours.
Event Narrative This tornado developed as the Pilger tornado was beginning to enter the rope stage. The Pilger tornado rotated around the south side of this developing tornado before completely dissipating. As this tornado moved north, along and to the east of State Highway 16 it grew in size and intensity. The tornado impacted numerous farmsteads along its path in eastern Wayne County producing varying degrees of damage, but the tornado was particularly violent in a two mile stretch between 853rd and 855th Roads where 4 houses were completely destroyed down to the foundation. The tornado also destroyed outbuildings, power poles, and debarked trees in these locations as well. The tornado became wrapped in rain as it moved to the east of Wakefield. The tornado entered Dixon County about 2.25 miles east of Wakefield.


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Event Map:

Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
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All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 2 20 20.175M 750.00K
UTICA SEWARD CO. NE 06/16/2014 07:26 CST-6 Hail 2.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
COLUMBUS PLATTE CO. NE 06/16/2014 07:53 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SCHUYLER COLFAX CO. NE 06/16/2014 08:02 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CRETE SALINE CO. NE 06/16/2014 08:11 CST-6 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SCHUYLER COLFAX CO. NE 06/16/2014 08:11 CST-6 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
VALPARAISO SAUNDERS CO. NE 06/16/2014 09:08 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
RAYMOND LANCASTER CO. NE 06/16/2014 09:16 CST-6 Hail 3.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CERESCO SAUNDERS CO. NE 06/16/2014 09:35 CST-6 Hail 1.25 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ITHACA SAUNDERS CO. NE 06/16/2014 10:04 CST-6 Hail 1.25 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LESHARA SAUNDERS CO. NE 06/16/2014 10:17 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
VALLEY DOUGLAS CO. NE 06/16/2014 10:24 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WATERLOO DOUGLAS CO. NE 06/16/2014 10:29 CST-6 Hail 1.25 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ELKHORN DOUGLAS CO. NE 06/16/2014 10:30 CST-6 Hail 2.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MADISON MADISON CO. NE 06/16/2014 14:16 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MADISON MADISON CO. NE 06/16/2014 14:16 CST-6 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
STANTON STANTON CO. NE 06/16/2014 14:38 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
STANTON STANTON CO. NE 06/16/2014 14:42 CST-6 Tornado EF4 0 0 2.000M 250.00K
STANTON STANTON CO. NE 06/16/2014 15:00 CST-6 Tornado EF4 1 20 12.000M 250.00K
PILGER STANTON CO. NE 06/16/2014 15:13 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
WISNER CUMING CO. NE 06/16/2014 15:17 CST-6 Tornado EF4 1 0 1.000M 250.00K
TILDEN CUMING CO. NE 06/16/2014 15:21 CST-6 Tornado EF3 0 0 500.00K 0.00K
ALTONA WAYNE CO. NE 06/16/2014 15:30 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 75.00K 0.00K
ALTONA WAYNE CO. NE 06/16/2014 15:37 CST-6 Tornado EF4 0 0 1.500M 0.00K
ALTONA WAYNE CO. NE 06/16/2014 15:40 CST-6 Tornado EF4 0 0 3.000M 0.00K
WINNEBAGO THURSTON CO. NE 06/16/2014 16:30 CST-6 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WISNER CUMING CO. NE 06/16/2014 17:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
OSMOND PIERCE CO. NE 06/16/2014 19:12 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HARTINGTON CEDAR CO. NE 06/16/2014 19:27 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LAUREL CEDAR CO. NE 06/16/2014 20:10 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ELGIN ANTELOPE CO. NE 06/16/2014 20:29 CST-6 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
RAEVILLE BOONE CO. NE 06/16/2014 20:34 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WINNEBAGO THURSTON CO. NE 06/16/2014 21:49 CST-6 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 2 20 20.175M 750.00K