Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF0
-- Length 0.85 Miles
-- Width 40 Yards
State NEBRASKA
County/Area SEWARD
WFO OAX
Report Source Law Enforcement
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2008-05-29 19:00 CST-6
Begin Location 2SE GOEHNER
Begin Lat/Lon 40.8045/-97.1974
End Date 2008-05-29 19:01 CST-6
End Location 5ENE BEAVER CROSSING
End Lat/Lon 40.8077/-97.1817
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 0.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative A warm front lifted north across the region during the afternoon and evening of May 29th followed by a weak cool front passage later that night. As the warm front passed, temperatures warmed into the lower to mid 80s and dewpoint temperatures climbed into the 65 to 70 degree range. The whole system was aided by an intense upper level low pressure area that moved from the eastern Rockies into the northern plains. The combination of the high instability in place, the 2 fronts and the upper level disturbance created conditions that were favorable not only for severe thunderstorms, a few of which were supercells that produced tornadoes, but also areas of very heavy rainfall that produced flash flooding that night and river and stream flooding that lasted a day or two later.
Event Narrative A brief tornado touchdown was observed by spotters and relayed by the communication center in Seward county. The tornado touched down in open country northeast of Beaver Crossing. According to The Milford Times, a dairy farm north of Beaver Crossing sustained damage when a hay shed was lifted up and flipped onto another shed, but it was unclear whether the damage was due to the tornado or from high winds that spread across the county later in the evening in advance of thunderstorms to the south. This brief tornado was from the same super-cell thunderstorm that spawned several larger tornadoes along Interstate 80 from Kearney through Aurora earlier that night.


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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: 0 0 4.329M 0.00K
BOONE BOONE CO. NE 05/29/2008 16:50 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 60 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
VERDEL KNOX CO. NE 05/29/2008 17:00 CST-6 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CEDAR RAPIDS BOONE CO. NE 05/29/2008 17:47 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MONROE PLATTE CO. NE 05/29/2008 18:15 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 55 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CROFTON KNOX CO. NE 05/29/2008 18:19 CST-6 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SCRIBNER DODGE CO. NE 05/29/2008 18:43 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 55 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CEDAR RAPIDS BOONE CO. NE 05/29/2008 18:45 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TALBASTA WASHINGTON CO. NE 05/29/2008 18:55 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GOEHNER SEWARD CO. NE 05/29/2008 19:00 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HUMPHREY PLATTE CO. NE 05/29/2008 19:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
LYONS BURT CO. NE 05/29/2008 19:05 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DAVID CITY BUTLER CO. NE 05/29/2008 19:07 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HERMAN WASHINGTON CO. NE 05/29/2008 19:07 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TEKAMAH BURT CO. NE 05/29/2008 19:10 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BLAIR ARPT WASHINGTON CO. NE 05/29/2008 19:15 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
OAKLAND BURT CO. NE 05/29/2008 19:19 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ST EDWARD BOONE CO. NE 05/29/2008 19:55 CST-6 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
VERDIGRE KNOX CO. NE 05/29/2008 20:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SALINE (ZONE) SALINE (ZONE) NE 05/29/2008 20:00 CST-6 High Wind 60 kts. EG 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
CRESTON PLATTE CO. NE 05/29/2008 20:25 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CRESTON PLATTE CO. NE 05/29/2008 20:25 CST-6 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DODGE DODGE CO. NE 05/29/2008 20:45 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LANCASTER (ZONE) LANCASTER (ZONE) NE 05/29/2008 20:58 CST-6 High Wind 53 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TEKAMAH BURT CO. NE 05/29/2008 21:28 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 56 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
REYNOLDS JEFFERSON CO. NE 05/29/2008 21:30 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 1.750M 0.00K
SEWARD (ZONE) SEWARD (ZONE) NE 05/29/2008 21:40 CST-6 High Wind 60 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GARRATT LANCASTER CO. NE 05/29/2008 21:47 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 58 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CASS (ZONE) CASS (ZONE) NE 05/29/2008 21:50 CST-6 High Wind 54 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
JANSEN JEFFERSON CO. NE 05/29/2008 22:00 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 55 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GREENWOOD CASS CO. NE 05/29/2008 22:05 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LINDSAY PLATTE CO. NE 05/29/2008 22:10 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 250.00K 0.00K
ELLIS GAGE CO. NE 05/29/2008 22:25 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 70 kts. EG 0 0 250.00K 0.00K
PICKRELL GAGE CO. NE 05/29/2008 22:25 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 750.00K 0.00K
SNYDER DODGE CO. NE 05/29/2008 22:30 CST-6 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WEST PT CUMING CO. NE 05/29/2008 22:30 CST-6 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BEATRICE GAGE CO. NE 05/29/2008 22:34 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 53 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NIOBRARA KNOX CO. NE 05/29/2008 23:00 CST-6 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
STANTON STANTON CO. NE 05/29/2008 23:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 2.00K 0.00K
POWELL JEFFERSON CO. NE 05/30/2008 00:30 CST-6 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
VALLEY DOUGLAS CO. NE 05/30/2008 01:30 CST-6 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ARLINGTON WASHINGTON CO. NE 05/30/2008 02:00 CST-6 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LORETTO BOONE CO. NE 05/30/2008 02:00 CST-6 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WATERLOO DOUGLAS CO. NE 05/30/2008 02:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MADISON MADISON CO. NE 05/30/2008 03:00 CST-6 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SURPRISE BUTLER CO. NE 05/30/2008 04:30 CST-6 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BRANDTS ARPT PLATTE CO. NE 05/30/2008 05:10 CST-6 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NEWMAN GROVE MADISON CO. NE 05/30/2008 05:10 CST-6 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ASHLAND SAUNDERS CO. NE 05/30/2008 07:15 CST-6 Flood 0 0 275.00K 0.00K
HOOPER DODGE CO. NE 05/30/2008 07:45 CST-6 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PERU NEMAHA CO. NE 05/30/2008 13:30 CST-6 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SOUTH BEND CASS CO. NE 05/30/2008 13:30 CST-6 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SOUTH BEND SARPY CO. NE 05/30/2008 13:30 CST-6 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PLATTSMOUTH CASS CO. NE 05/30/2008 14:15 CST-6 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SHUBERT RICHARDSON CO. NE 05/30/2008 15:00 CST-6 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NEBRASKA CITY ARPT OTOE CO. NE 05/30/2008 16:00 CST-6 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SCHUYLER COLFAX CO. NE 05/30/2008 22:45 CST-6 Flood 0 0 1.000M 0.00K
PILGER STANTON CO. NE 05/31/2008 02:15 CST-6 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 4.329M 0.00K