June 16–18, 2014 tornado outbreak

June 16–18, 2014 tornado outbreak

File:June 17, 2014 Carter County, Montana tornado.png An EF3 tornado in Carter County, Montana on June 17
Type	Tornado outbreak
Duration	June 16 – 18, 2014
Tornadoes confirmed	76
Max rating1	EF4 tornado
Duration of tornado outbreak2	2 days, 6 hours, 47 minutes
Highest winds	115 mph (185 km/h) (Straight-line wind gust near Minnesota Lake, MN)
Largest hail	4.25 in (10.8 cm) in diameter in three Nebraska locations on June 17
Casualties	2 fatalities
1Most severe tornado damage; see Enhanced Fujita scale 2Time from first tornado to last tornado

The June 16–18, 2014 tornado outbreak was a tornado outbreak concentrated in the Great Plains and the Midwestern United States. Two tornadoes also occurred in Ontario. The severe weather event most significantly affected the state of Nebraska, where two twin EF4 tornadoes killed two and critically injured twenty others in and around the town of Pilger on the evening of June 16. The two Pilger tornadoes were part of a violent tornado family that produced four consecutive EF4 tornadoes and was broadcast live on television. The outbreak went on to produce multiple other strong tornadoes across the northern Great Plains states throughout the next two days.

Meteorological synopsis

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All preliminary storm reports received by the SPC from June 16–18

On June 13, 2014, the SPC noted the possibility of severe weather associated with potential mesoscale convective systems in the northern United States for June 16–18. However, the predictability of this event was too low for the SPC to designate areas as under risk of severe weather. The following day, the SPC revised their forecasts, indicating a slight risk for severe activity for areas around the confluence of the Big Sioux and Missouri rivers two days before the eventual tornado outbreak. The development of a low-pressure area and increasing atmospheric instability were expected to be contributing factors. Forecasts remained relatively unchanged on June 15, though the probability for "significant severe weather" was predicted for a large area of northern Iowa and adjacent areas.

The morning of June 16 was marked only by isolated storms in the Nebraska area with only marginal severe weather. Beginning at around 0800 UTC, however, favorable conditions for severe weather, particularly for large hail, began to build across central Nebraska. Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico began to make its way into southern Nebraska and over Kansas, raising dew points over the region. In addition, the prevalence of altocumulus castellanus clouds was an indicator for additional severe weather later in the day. The flow of moisture into the region was further enhanced by an eastward progressing warm front, and at 1200 UTC on June 16, the SPC once again issued a slight risk for severe weather for the eastern halves of South Dakota, Nebraska, and extending eastward into the western Great Lakes region. This was followed shortly after by the day's first severe thunderstorm watch, issued for primarily eastern Nebraska in response to a developing line of supercells. An hour later, the SPC upgraded some areas previously under a slight risk for severe weather to a moderate risk as a result of continuously increasing moisture content and CAPE in the atmosphere. At 1613 UTC, the SPC issued the first of three public severe weather outlooks for the day, covering a region centered on Sioux City, South Dakota. A Particularly Dangerous Situation tornado watch was issued later that afternoon, and a powerful cyclic supercell developed in Nebraska. This supercell went on to produce a family of six tornadoes, including four EF4s that affected areas in and around Stanton, Pilger, and Wakefield, Nebraska. Two fatalities occurred in or near Pilger and much of the town was destroyed. Later that evening, two tornadoes (rated EF1 and EF2) struck the town of Platteville, Wisconsin simultaneously, resulting in major damage.

Tornado activity continued on the 17th, with an early morning EF3 causing major damage to homes and an elementary school in Verona, Wisconsin, and an EF2 from the same storm causing damage in residential areas of Madison. Later that day, an EF3 tornado caused significant damage in rural areas of Carter County, Montana near the Custer National Forest. A large EF2 tornado also caused damage to numerous homes in Angus and Barrie, Ontario. Later that evening, multiple large wedge tornadoes were reported near the towns of Coleridge and Laurel, Nebraska. One of these tornadoes caused EF3 damage to farms and trees outside of Coleridge.

On the night of June 18, an EF2 tornado hit the South Dakota town of Wessington Springs, trapping some of its residents in their homes. 43 homes and 12 businesses in town were damaged or destroyed. Another pair of twin tornadoes were also reported, near the South Dakota community of Crow Lake. A large multiple-vortex tornado completely destroyed a farm near the town of Alpena later that evening. That tornado was rated an EF4, the fifth of the outbreak sequence.

Overall, the outbreak resulted in 76 tornadoes, two fatalities, and numerous injuries.

Confirmed tornadoes

Confirmed tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita rating

EF0	EF1	EF2	EF3	EF4	EF5	Total
32	24	12	3	5	0	76

June 16 event

List of confirmed tornadoes – Monday, June 16, 2014

EF no.	Location	County / Parish	State	Start coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max width	Damage	Summary	Refs
EF0	SW of Stanton	Stanton	NE	Unknown	2038 – 2040	1.25 mi (2.01 km)	100 yd (91 m)	$0	See the section on this tornado
EF4	SW of Stanton to N of Stanton	Stanton	NE		2042 – 2111	12.11 mi (19.49 km)	400 yd (370 m)	$2,250,000	See the section on this tornado
EF0	NNE of Alvord	Lyon	IA		2043 - 2044	0.2 mi (0.32 km)	50 yd (46 m)	$0	A brief tornado caused no reported damage.
EF4	E of Stanton to Pilger to E of Altona	Stanton, Cuming, Wayne	NE		2100 – 2146	23.94 mi (38.53 km)	500 yd (460 m)	$14,250,000	1 death – See the section on this tornado
EF4	S of Pilger to ENE of Altona	Stanton, Cuming, Wayne	NE		2113 – 2139	11.5 mi (18.5 km)	500 yd (460 m)	$1,375,000	1 death – See the section on this tornado
EF4	ENE of Altona to SSE of Allen	Wayne, Dixon	NE		2140 – 2208	15.84 mi (25.49 km)	530 yd (480 m)	$3,050,000	See the section on this tornado
EF0	SSW of Hubbard	Dakota	NE		2241 - 2242	0.26 mi (0.42 km)	50 yd (46 m)	$0	See the section on this tornado
EF0	N of Plover to WSW of West Bend	Pocahontas, Palo Alto	IA		2244 - 2255	6.09 mi (9.80 km)	250 yd (230 m)	$10,000	Damage was limited to crops.
EF0	SW of Hardy	Humboldt	IA		2322 - 2330	4.61 mi (7.42 km)	50 yd (46 m)	$10,000	Tornado caused little damage.
EF0	N of Sargent	Custer	NE		2324	0.2 mi (0.32 km)	40 yd (37 m)	$0	A brief touchdown caused no damage.
EF1	WSW of Burwell	Garfield	NE		2335 – 2340	2.4 mi (3.9 km)	400 yd (370 m)	$15,000	A small building was overturned, a grain bin was blown off its foundation and destroyed, and large tree limbs were downed.
EF1	NNE of Mason City to W of Winnebago Heights	Cerro Gordo	IA		2348 - 2353	3.03 mi (4.88 km)	110 yd (100 m)	$59,000	Tornado caused minor property damage, mainly near the end of its path.
EF1	E of Palsville to N of Alexander	Wright, Franklin	IA		2352 - 2356	2.57 mi (4.14 km)	175 yd (160 m)	$30,000	Tornado was embedded in a larger swath of straight-line winds. Trees and farmsteads were damaged.
EF0	N of Mason City	Cerro Gordo	IA		2356 - 2357	1.1 mi (1.8 km)	40 yd (37 m)	$7,000	An intermittent tornado damaged some trees and a house north of Mason City. A convergent pattern was noted in nearby farm fields.
EF2	NNW of Burwell to NE of Burwell	Garfield	NE		0001 – 0015	5.19 mi (8.35 km)	500 yd (460 m)	$100,000	An center irrigation pivot system was overturned, and numerous trees and power poles were snapped.
EF2	ENE of Burwell (1st tornado)	Garfield	NE		0020 – 0026	1.56 mi (2.51 km)	700 yd (640 m)	$100,000	Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted, a street sign was bent, and buildings were damaged.
EF2	ENE of Burwell (2nd tornado)	Garfield	NE		0028 – 0032	0.3 mi (0.48 km)	400 yd (370 m)	$5,000	Numerous trees were snapped, with a few denuded.
EF0	ENE of Burwell (3rd tornado)	Garfield	NE		0030	0.2 mi (0.32 km)	40 yd (37 m)	$1,000	A brief tornado downed several large tree limbs.
EF1	N of Allison to W of Clarksville	Butler	IA		0039 – 0046	4.71 mi (7.58 km)	100 yd (91 m)	$205,000	Several farmsteads were damaged, with a barn completely destroyed at one of them. Trees in a shelter belt were also heavily damaged.
EF1	ENE of Allison to W of Clarksville	Butler	IA		0045 - 0048	1.72 mi (2.77 km)	150 yd (140 m)	$401,000	This tornado formed just south of the previous tornado and damaged a farmstead, destroying outbuildings at that location. Trees in multiple shelter belts were heavily damaged.
EF1	E of Clarksville to N of Shell Rock	Butler	IA		0052 – 0055	2.12 mi (3.41 km)	120 yd (110 m)	$202,000	Multiple shelter belts were damaged, along with two homes, one of which lost part of its roof.
EF0	WNW of Tripoli	Bremer	IA		0112 - 0116	2 mi (3.2 km)	75 yd (69 m)	$4,000	A brief tornado remained over open fields.
EF0	SW of Dickinson	Stark	ND		0223 - 0227	1.35 mi (2.17 km)	25 yd (23 m)	$0	Tornado remained over open country and caused no damage.
EF1	SSW of Lamont to Southern Edgewood	Buchanan, Delaware	IA		0230 – 0255	13.9 mi (22.4 km)	50 yd (46 m)	$150,000	Several grain bins were collapsed or destroyed and two old hog confinements were severely damaged. Numerous trees were snapped as well.
EF0	SSW of Atkins	Benton	IA		0305 - 0306	0.07 mi (0.11 km)	30 yd (27 m)	$1,000	A brief tornado left a swath of damage in a corn field. Corn stalks were snapped off at their base.
EF2	Southern Platteville	Grant	WI	Unknown	0345 - 0350	3.76 mi (6.05 km)	100 yd (91 m)	$11,502,000	One of two tornadoes that struck Platteville simultaneously. Twenty homes were damaged and 12 were destroyed, including a split-level home that had its top floor ripped off. Multiple businesses were also damaged, including a gas station that was destroyed. Several buildings had major roof damage and windows blown out at the University of Wisconsin Platteville Campus, and multiple cars on the property were flipped and damaged. Metal light poles at the stadium were broken. Trees and power lines were downed, and a cemetery was damaged as well. Five people were injured, one seriously.
EF1	Northern Platteville	Grant	WI	Unknown	0349 - 0350	0.49 mi (0.79 km)	50 yd (46 m)	$541,000	One of two tornadoes that struck Platteville simultaneously. The roof was ripped off of an apartment building and some trees were downed.
EF1	N of Leslie to SE of Rewey	Lafayette, Iowa	WI	Unknown	0400 - 0402	1.17 mi (1.88 km)	50 yd (46 m)	$33,000	Many trees were downed or snapped and between 50 and 75 oak trees up to 2 feet in diameter were downed.
EF1	N of Leslie to ENE of Leslie	Lafayette	WI	Unknown	0400 - 0411	4.35 mi (7.00 km)	200 yd (180 m)	$1,500,000	Numerous trees and power poles were downed, and a large calf barn was nearly completely destroyed, killing two calves. Several pole barns were completely destroyed, and homes sustained minor roof damage. A garage was blown off of its foundation.
EF1	WSW of Mineral Point	Lafayette, Iowa	WI	Unknown	0410 - 0411	0.41 mi (0.66 km)	100 yd (91 m)	$20,000	Numerous large trees were downed and cars were flipped. A chimney was removed from a home, and a small shed sustained roof damage.
EF1	NE of Blanchardville (1st tornado)	Green	WI		0436 - 0438	0.4 mi (0.64 km)	125 yd (114 m)	$50,000	Farm buildings sustained major damage and numerous large trees were downed.
EF1	NE of Blanchardville (2nd tornado)	Green	WI		0436 - 0438	0.51 mi (0.82 km)	125 yd (114 m)	$200,000	Two homes sustained major damage with 24 homes sustaining minor damage. Numerous large trees were downed as well.

June 17 event

List of confirmed tornadoes – Tuesday, June 17, 2014

EF#	Location	County / Parish	State / Province	Start Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max width	Damage	Summary	Refs
EF3	Verona	Dane	WI	Unknown	0508 – 0510	0.96 mi (1.54 km)	100 yd (91 m)	$14,000,000	Country View Elementary School and several homes on Tamarack Way sustained major damage, with other homes sustaining lesser damage. A large storage barn was swept away, with 6 antique cars stored inside thrown into an adjacent field and destroyed.
EF2	Southwestern Madison	Dane	WI		0515 - 0516	0.22 mi (0.35 km)	200 yd (180 m)	$5,000,000	Brief tornado touched down in a residential area of southwest Madison, downing numerous trees and power lines and damaging structures. Homes had their roofs torn off on Friar Lane.
EF1	Madison	Dane	WI	Unknown	0521 - 0522	1.49 mi (2.40 km)	300 yd (270 m)	$150,000	Tornado began at B.B. Clarke Beach just to the east of downtown Madison and affected the Marquette neighborhood. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted, some of which landed on homes and cars. Power lines were downed, and a house and a business lost their roofs. Other homes sustained shingle damage and several sailboats were sunk. A canoe and two kayaks were thrown as well.
EF1	ENE of Clarno to SE of Juba	Green	WI		0940 – 0948	6.78 mi (10.91 km)	640 yd (590 m)	$300,000	Sheds were destroyed and barns were severely damaged. Numerous large trees were snapped and uprooted.
EF1	Hale	Iosco	MI		1557 – 1558	1.58 mi (2.54 km)	100 yd (91 m)	$140,000	High profile vehicles and numerous power and light poles were blown over in town, considerable tree damage was observed, and several homes and businesses sustained roof damage.
EF3	W of Capitol to Custer National Forest	Carter	MT		2027 – 2130	10 mi (16 km)	880 yd (800 m)	Unknown	A trailer home was obliterated, with its frame twisted and tossed over 1 mi (1.6 km) away. Nearby, an old A-frame schoolhouse was completely destroyed with only its basement left behind. Debris from this structure was thrown 100 yd (91 m). Six nearby cars were found up to 200 yd (180 m) away. Twenty power poles were snapped along the track, one of which was pulled out of the ground. Additionally, 20 hay bales weighing up to 1,500 lb (680 kg) were blown away and not recovered. The tornado continued into Custer National Forest before dissipating. This was the strongest tornado ever recorded in southeastern Montana.
EF2	Angus to Southern Barrie	Simcoe	ON	Unknown	~2120 - 2135	~20 km (12 mi)	Unknown		Tornado touched down in Angus, where many homes had their roofs torn off and one lost its second story. A van was flipped as well. Further east, a mobile home park was damaged near Essa. The tornado entered the south side of Barrie and snapped numerous trees and power poles, a few of which landed on homes. Steel shipping containers weighing up to 9,800 lbs were blown more than 20 feet from where they originated before the tornado dissipated. More than 100 residences were damaged along the path, including 30 to 40 with significant damage. Hundreds of trees were downed as well.
EF1	Stroud area	Simcoe	ON	Unknown	~2130	0.75 km (0.47 mi)	300 m (330 yd)		Tornado lifted a 12 m (39 ft) by 15 m (49 ft) shed and tossed it 70 m (230 ft) into a farm home. Numerous trees were also snapped or uprooted.
EF0	NE of Hell Creek State Park	Carter	MT		2154 – 2158	0.07 mi (0.11 km)	15 yd (14 m)	$0	A cooperative observer reported a tornado that caused no known damage.
EF0	SSE of Irwin	Cherry	NE		2240 – 2243	0.37 mi (0.60 km)	40 yd (37 m)	$0	The public reported a tornado that moved across open country; no known damage occurred.
EF0	NNE of Irwin	Cherry	NE		2240	0.2 mi (0.32 km)	40 yd (37 m)	$0	A trained storm spotter observed a brief tornado; no damage was reported.
EF0	S of Merriman	Cherry	NE		2328 – 2332	0.73 mi (1.17 km)	40 yd (37 m)	$60,000	A semi-trailer truck was overturned and a car was blown off the road.
EF0	N of Whitman	Cherry	NE		0000 – 0010	0.66 mi (1.06 km)	40 yd (37 m)	$10,000	Trees were uprooted and treetops were damaged.
EF1	SW of Hartington	Cedar	NE		0057 – 0105	3.94 mi (6.34 km)	630 yd (580 m)	$10,000	A tornado heavily damaged outbuildings on a farmstead. Tree damage occurred along the path as well.
EF3	Coleridge area	Cedar	NE		0109 – 0156	8.24 mi (13.26 km)	2,059 yd (1,883 m)	$2,000,000	Power poles were snapped, trees were debarked, and barns were swept away. A grain bin was thrown 300 yards, a dehydration plant was completely leveled, and a truck and a trailer were tossed as well. The outer edge of the circulation impacted Coleridge, where a scoreboard was destroyed, a set of bleachers was thrown 100 yards, storage buildings were damaged, and homes sustained minor damage. Outside of town, farm fields were scoured, livestock was killed, additional trees were debarked, outbuildings were destroyed, and several farmhouses were damaged or destroyed, two of which were swept away.
EF0	WSW of Brownlee	Cherry	NE		0139	0.2 mi (0.32 km)	20 yd (18 m)	$0	An NWS employee observed a brief tornado in open rangeland; no known damage occurred.
EF1	Verona to Westmoreland	Oneida	NY		0203	11 mi (18 km)	250 yd (230 m)	Unknown	Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted in Verona, several homes sustained trim and shingle damage, tree branches were speared into a garage wall, fences and signs were downed, and a barn and sheds were destroyed in town. Minor tree damage occurred further east before the tornado lifted in Westmoreland.
EF0	WSW of Mullen	Hooker	NE		0207 – 0217	1.7 mi (2.7 km)	40 yd (37 m)	$0	A trained storm spotter observed a tornado that caused no known damage.
EF1	NNE of Laurel	Cedar	NE		0210 – 0225	3.39 mi (5.46 km)	850 yd (780 m)	$25,000	A house on a farmstead lost part of its roof and nearby outbuildings were heavily damaged. Tree and power pole damage occurred as well.
EF0	ENE of Coleridge	Cedar	NE		0210 – 0218	1.29 mi (2.08 km)	100 yd (91 m)	$0	A short-lived tornado caused minor damage.
EF2	NNE of Laurel	Cedar	NE		0228 – 0234	0.94 mi (1.51 km)	200 yd (180 m)	$50,000	A short-lived but strong tornado struck impacted two farmsteads; on one, a majority of the roof was removed from a house and several outbuildings were completely destroyed.
EF2	NNE of Laurel	Cedar	NE		0245 – 0325	8.04 mi (12.94 km)	750 yd (690 m)	$250,000	Outbuildings were completely destroyed at a farmstead, and extensive tree and power line damage occurred.
EF1	WNW of Dixon	Dixon	NE		0345 – 0352	2.5 mi (4.0 km)	100 yd (91 m)	$20,000	A tornado damaged farm buildings, trees, power poles, and crops along its path.
EF2	S of Humboldt	Minnehaha	SD		0344 – 0402	3.37 mi (5.42 km)	400 yd (370 m)	$100,000	Trees and power poles were snapped, outbuildings were destroyed, and a house lost its roof and some exterior walls. A metal storage building was destroyed as well.
EF0	S of George	Lyon	IA		0427 – 0428	0.3 mi (0.48 km)	50 yd (46 m)	$0	A trained storm spotter observed a brief tornado over open country; no known damage occurred.

June 18 event

List of confirmed tornadoes – Wednesday, June 18, 2014

EF#	Location	County / Parish	State	Start Coord.	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max width	Damage	Summary	Refs
EF0	NW of Royal	Clay	IA		0615 – 0616	0.2 mi (0.32 km)	50 ft (17 yd)	$5,000	A brief tornado damaged a few outbuildings.
EF0	NE of Black Earth	Dane	WI		1227 – 1228	0.16 mi (0.26 km)	30 yd (27 m)	$0	The public observed a tornado damaging trees.
EF1	E of Stephan	Hyde	SD		2305 – 2315	0.73 mi (1.17 km)	40 yd (37 m)	Unknown	One house had part of its metal roof torn off while another completely lost its roof structure. A wooden barn collapsed, a machine shed was destroyed, and a semi-tractor trailer was blown on its side. Numerous trees in a grove were topped or had large branches broken off.
EF0	NE of Fort Thompson	Buffalo	SD		2307 – 2315	2 mi (3.2 km)	440 yd (400 m)	Unknown	Several softwood trees in a windbreak were uprooted or had large branches broken off.
EF0	E of Gann Valley	Buffalo	SD		2345 – 2350	0.65 mi (1.05 km)	250 yd (230 m)	$0	A trained storm spotter reported a tornado in open country; no known damage occurred.
EF1	NW of Crow Lake	Jerauld	SD		2358 – 0004	0.67 mi (1.08 km)	50 yd (46 m)	$15,000	A farm building sustained severe roof damage and tree damage occurred as well.
EF0	SW of Ree Heights	Hand	SD		0000 – 0005	0.21 mi (0.34 km)	75 yd (69 m)	Unknown	A tornado caused roof damage to an outbuilding and damaged several trees in a windbreak.
EF0	SW of Cresbard	Faulk	SD		0000 – 0005	1.17 mi (1.88 km)	75 yd (69 m)	Unknown	Aerial survey revealed a visible tornado path through a farm field.
EF1	Crow Lake area	Jerauld	SD		0001 – 0018	6.83 mi (10.99 km)	150 yd (140 m)	$50,000	A tornado collapsed the roof of a farm building, causing severe damage, and snapped several trees. Crop damage occurred as well.
EF0	SW of Ashley	McIntosh	ND		0008 – 0009	0.02 mi (0.032 km)	20 yd (18 m)	$0	Law enforcement reported a brief tornado in open country; no known damaged occurred.
EF2	NNW of Crow Lake	Jerauld	SD		0008  0017	0.77 mi (1.24 km)	100 yd (91 m)	$20,000	A farm building was destroyed, and trees were splintered or debarked.
EF2	Wessington Springs	Jerauld	SD		0030 – 0052	2.22 mi (3.57 km)	200 yd (180 m)	$5,200,000	A strong tornado impacted Wessington Springs, destroying three businesses and damaging nine others. At least 45 homes were damaged, of which 26 were deemed uninhabitable. Trees, power poles, and power lines were damaged, resulting in power outages to the entire town. Vehicles, signs, and crops were also damaged. A minor injury was reported.
EF4	SSE of Lane to S of Virgil	Jerauld, Beadle	SD		0043 – 0125	11.5 mi (18.5 km)	880 yd (800 m)	$300,000	Large multiple-vortex tornado morphed into a stovepipe later in its life-cycle. Near Lane, a barn and some trees were damaged. The tornado reached EF2 strength as it continued north, blowing an area of gravel off of a road and snapping hardwood trees. South of Alpena, the tornado reached EF4 intensity, completely destroying a farmstead. Several outbuildings on the property were destroyed, trees were completely denuded and debarked, and the farmhouse was swept away with only the basement remaining. Farm machinery was tossed and damaged, and a nearby corn field was scoured to bare soil. Additional corn fields were heavily scoured west of Alpena before the tornado dissipated. Two people were injured.
EF2	NW of Crow Lake	Jerauld	SD		0045 – 0054	1.09 mi (1.75 km)	100 yd (91 m)	$25,000	A farm building was destroyed and damage to crops and trees was observed.
EF0	SE of Limestone	Clarion	PA		0049 – 0056	4.57 mi (7.35 km)	150 yd (140 m)	$25,000	Numerous hardwood trees were snapped or uprooted, a barn was destroyed, and the roof of a second-story deck was removed.
EF0	NE of Akron	Washington	CO		0216	0.1 mi (0.16 km)	50 yd (46 m)	$0	A trained storm spotter observed a brief tornado; no damage was reported.
EF0	NNE of Akron	Washington	CO		0226	0.1 mi (0.16 km)	50 yd (46 m)	$0	Brief tornado remained over open country and caused no damage.
EF0	SE of Akron	Washington	CO		0236	0.1 mi (0.16 km)	50 yd (46 m)	$0	A trained storm spotter observed a brief tornado; no damage was reported.
EF0	NE of Marshall	Lyon	MN		0324 – 0325	0.25 mi (0.40 km)	50 yd (46 m)	$0	A brief tornado caused no known damage.

Pilger, Nebraska tornado family

This violent tornado family was spawned by a powerful cyclic supercell thunderstorm that affected five counties in northeastern Nebraska. Six tornadoes touched down as a result of this supercell, four of which were rated EF4.

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Remains of a car that was thrown over a quarter-mile by the EF4 Stanton tornado.

The first tornado was an EF0 that touched down briefly in an open field near Stanton, causing no damage. After this tornado dissipated, another tornado touched down southwest of Stanton, initially snapping trees and power poles at EF0 to EF1 intensity as it moved northeast. As the tornado passed west of Stanton and grew into a large wedge, barns were destroyed and swept away at EF2 intensity and power poles were snapped. Two homes were leveled at high-end EF3 intensity in this area as well. Further north of town, the tornado weakened slightly to EF2 strength as a house had its roof torn off, a semi-truck was flipped, and several outbuildings were destroyed. The tornado then re-intensified dramatically near the Maskenthine Reservoir, reaching EF4 strength. Two farmhouses were swept away and multiple trees were debarked in this area. A car and a pickup truck were lofted and thrown over a quarter-mile, both of which were mangled beyond recognition. The tornado maintained EF4 strength as it crossed Highway 57, sweeping away a house and a barn, and debarking additional trees. Another barn was destroyed at EF2 strength before the tornado roped out and dissipated.

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EF4 damage in a residential area of Pilger.

After the Stanton tornado lifted, a new tornado touched down southwest of Pilger. The tornado was initially weak, damaging trees, power poles, and outbuildings. The tornado intensified as it approached town, and barns and outbuildings were leveled or swept away at EF2 intensity. The tornado further intensified to a violent EF4 as it struck Pilger directly, killing one person, injuring many others, and damaging or destroying most structures in town. As the main Pilger tornado was approaching town, a second nearly identical tornado developed east of town and paralleled the path of the main tornado, causing minor tree and outbuilding damage. Numerous homes and businesses in Pilger were completely destroyed, with several leveled or swept away. Numerous brick buildings in the downtown area were heavily damaged or destroyed, and trees throughout the town were denuded and debarked. A grainery was destroyed, multiple cars were thrown and mangled, and a school building had much of its top floor destroyed. A church was completely leveled and partially swept away as the tornado exited the town. Past Pilger, the twin tornadoes continued northeast, with the main tornado debarking several trees at EF3 strength and tearing the roofs off of two homes, while the other tornado damaged several farms at EF2 strength and snapped multiple trees. Both tornadoes grew in size as the damage paths shifted closer to each other. The main Pilger tornado destroyed outbuildings and snapped trees and power poles at EF2 strength, while the other tornado reached EF3 strength, snapping a metal transmission pole, destroying several barns, and inflicting EF1 damage to a house at the edge of the path. Both tornadoes then reached EF4 strength simultaneously as the paths crossed. Numerous trees were completely debarked in this area, and two farm homes were swept away with only the basements remaining. One of these two homes was hit by both tornadoes. Vehicles were lofted in this area, over 300 head of cattle were killed, and a fatality occurred as the second tornado tossed a car from a road. After the tornadoes crossed paths, the second tornado veered to the north and destroyed an outbuilding, and tore the roof and some walls from a house at EF2 strength before lifting. The main Pilger tornado continued to the northeast, snapping trees and sweeping away another home at EF4 strength. The main tornado then veered and moved almost due-east, destroying two outbuildings as it roped out and dissipated.

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House that was swept completely away by the EF4 Wakefield tornado.

The fifth tornado spawned by this supercell touched down as the main Pilger tornado was dissipating. This large wedge tornado quickly reached EF4 strength soon after touching down, moving east as it cleanly swept away a farm home. Further east, a large metal electrical transmission truss tower was toppled at EF3 intensity. The main Pilger tornado was seen roping out and rotating around the perimeter of this new tornado as it developed. The tornado then weakened somewhat as it veered sharply to the north, destroying outbuildings and toppling power poles at EF2 intensity. Continuing due-north, the tornado maintained EF2 strength as it tore roofs off of multiple homes and destroyed numerous barns and outbuildings. The tornado then re-strengthened to EF4 intensity as it crossed 854th Rd, sweeping away several farm homes at that location and debarking multiple trees. The tornado then weakened back to EF2 strength and became rain-wrapped as it passed east of Wakefield, destroying outbuildings, snapping trees and power poles, and tearing roofs off of homes at EF1 to EF2 strength before dissipating north of town. After the Wakefield tornado dissipated, the supercell continued to the northeast, producing a sixth and final EF0 tornado that briefly touched down in an open field near the town of Hubbard, causing no damage.