781 NOUS43 KOAX 170344 PNSOAX IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034- 042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-171545- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 944 PM CST THU DEC 16 2021 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 12/15/21 TORNADO EVENT... .7 SW UNDERWOOD, IA... RATING: EF-2 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 120 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.3 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: DEC 15 2021 START TIME: 424 PM CST START LOCATION: 7 MILES SW UNDERWOOD / POTTAWATTAMIE / IA START LAT/LON: 41.3140 / -95.7655 END DATE: DEC 15 2021 END TIME: 427 PM CST END LOCATION: 5 MILES SW UNDERWOOD / POTTAWATTAMIE / IA END LAT/LON: 41.3471 / -95.7579 SURVEY SUMMARY: A NARROW BUT STRONG TORNADO TRACKED ALONG ROAD L34 THROUGH SHERWOOD COUNTRY ESTATES BEFORE ENDING NEAR JUNIPER ROAD. THE MAXIMUM DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO A HOME IN SHERWOOD COUNTRY ESTATES WHERE THE NARROW TORNADO REMOVED THE MAJORITY OF A HOMES ROOF AND DAMAGED OTHER NEARBY HOMES AS WELL. .NEOLA, IA... RATING: EF-2 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 125 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 6.7 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 75 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: DEC 15 2021 START TIME: 431 PM CST START LOCATION: 2 MILES E UNDERWOOD / POTTAWATTAMIE / IA START LAT/LON: 41.3867 / -95.6366 END DATE: DEC 15 2021 END TIME: 436 PM CST END LOCATION: 2 MILES NNE NEOLA / POTTAWATTAMIE / IA END LAT/LON: 41.4799 / -95.6038 SURVEY SUMMARY: A NARROW EF-2 TORNADO BEGAN PRODUCING DAMAGE NEAR MAHOGANY ROAD AND 290TH ST AND TRACKED NORTH NORTHEAST INTO THE SOUTHEAST EDGE OF NEOLA AND THEN CAUSED INTERMITTENT DAMAGE NEAR RAILROAD HIGHWAY NORTH OF NEOLA. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS TO A HOME ALONG 290TH STREET WHERE THE ROOF WAS REMOVED AND WALLS BLOWN OUT. A NEARBY GARAGE WAS MOVED OFF OF ITS FOUNDATION AND APPROXIMATELY 10 MATURE TREES WERE ALL UPROOTED BEHIND THE HOME WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO HARDWOOD TREES IN THE FRONT YARD. THE NARROW NATURE OF THIS TORNADO WAS EVIDENT IN THE DAMAGE PATH AS NEARBY BARNS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE TRACK HAD LOW-END DAMAGE, POSSIBLY OWING TO THE SIGNIFICANT FORWARD SPEED OF THE TORNADO. THE TORNADO WAS SEEN BRIEFLY BY THE RESIDENT BEFORE SEEKING SHELTER. A BUSINESS ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF NEOLA ALSO HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LARGE METAL BUILDINGS, AT LEAST TWO OF WHICH WERE DESTROYED. .2 NE BEAVER LAKE, NE... RATING: EF-2 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 125 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.8 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 200 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: DEC 15 2021 START TIME: 410 PM CST START LOCATION: 4 MILES ENE MURRAY / CASS / NE START LAT/LON: 40.9429 / -95.8630 END DATE: DEC 15 2021 END TIME: 411 PM CST END LOCATION: 4 MILES NE MURRAY / CASS / NE END LAT/LON: 40.9532 / -95.8579 SURVEY SUMMARY: TORNADO DEVELOPED IN OPEN FIELD AND TRAVELED NORTH-NORTHEAST. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO A HORSE FARM. EXTENSION OF HOUSE DESTROYED. HORSE TRAILER ROLLED. SEVERAL LARGE TREES SNAPPED AN UPROOTED. UNABLE TO SURVEY NORTHERN END OF TRACK DUE TO TERRAIN AND NO ROAD. .BEAVER LAKE, NE... RATING: EF-2 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 125 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.5 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: DEC 15 2021 START TIME: 409 PM CST START LOCATION: 2 MILES NE MURRAY / CASS / NE START LAT/LON: 40.9197 / -95.8794 END DATE: DEC 15 2021 END TIME: 410 PM CST END LOCATION: 2 MILES ENE MURRAY / CASS / NE END LAT/LON: 40.9269 / -95.8767 SURVEY SUMMARY: THREE WITNESSES OBSERVED TORNADO FORM SOUTH SIDE OF LAKE. ROOF TAKEN OFF RESIDENCE. SEVERAL HARDWOOD TREES SNAPPED AND PINE TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. .3 SW BEAVER LAKE, NE... RATING: EF-1 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 110 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1 MILE PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: TBD FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: DEC 15 2021 START TIME: 406 PM CST START LOCATION: 3 MILES SSE MURRAY / CASS / NE START LAT/LON: 40.8855 / -95.9154 END DATE: DEC 15 2021 END TIME: 407 PM CST END LOCATION: 2 MILES SE MURRAY / CASS / NE END LAT/LON: 40.8985 / -95.9051 SURVEY SUMMARY: A BRIEF EF-1 TORNADO CAUSED DAMAGE TO POWER POLES AND TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF A FARM OUTBUILDING NEAR HIGHWAY 75 AND BAXTER LOOP. .3 NE NEHAWKA, NE... RATING: EF-2 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 125 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.8 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: DEC 15 2021 START TIME: 405 PM CST START LOCATION: 3 MILES NE NEHAWKA / CASS / NE START LAT/LON: 40.8569 / -95.9464 END DATE: DEC 15 2021 END TIME: 406 PM CST END LOCATION: 4 MILES NE NEHAWKA / CASS / NE END LAT/LON: 40.8656 / -95.9360 SURVEY SUMMARY: ROOF REMOVED FROM HOUSE. ROOF OVER GARAGE UPLIFTED AND DISPLACED. HOUSE MOVED SLIGHTLY ON FOUNDATION. SEVERAL LARGE PINES & OAK TREES SNAPPED. .6 NW NEBRASKA CITY, NE... RATING: EF-1 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.1 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: TBD FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: DEC 15 2021 START TIME: 405 PM CST START LOCATION: 6 MILES NW NEBRASKA CITY / OTOE / NE START LAT/LON: 40.7544 / -95.9283 END DATE: DEC 15 2021 END TIME: 405 PM CST END LOCATION: 6 MILES NW NEBRASKA CITY / OTOE / NE END LAT/LON: 40.7561 / -95.9273 SURVEY SUMMARY: A BRIEF EF-1 TORNADO SNAPPED POWER POLES. SWIRLING WAS NOTED IN CORN FIELDS NORTH AND SOUTH OF COUNTY ROAD C. && 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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