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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
319 PM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for 04/17/2025 Tornado Event...

.Overview...
Two powerful, long-lived supercells tracked across eastern
Nebraska and southwest Iowa during the afternoon and evening hours
of April 17. The storms produced widespread damaging hail up to 4
inches in diameter, wind gusts greater than 80 mph, and multiple
tornadoes.

...Tornado in Northern Douglas County and Southeast Washington
County...

Rating:                 EF3
Estimated Peak Wind:    140 mph
Path Length /statute/:  8.26 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   170 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/17/2025
Start Time:             06:55 PM CDT
Start Location:         4 ENE Bennington / Douglas County / NE
Start Lat/Lon:          41.3886 / -96.0906

End Date:               04/17/2025
End Time:               07:15 PM CDT
End Location:           5 ESE Fort Calhoun / Washington County / NE
End Lat/Lon:            41.4201 / -95.9426

Survey Summary:
At approximately 6:55 PM CDT on Thursday, April 17, a tornado
developed near Highway 133, and appeared to produce first damage
by snapping limbs in an area of trees. The tornado moved to the
east, impacting trees, homes, and destroying a garage near 108th
Street. It damaged trees along Little Papillion Creek and then
impacted a home and large garage near 84th Street, south of Dutch
Hall Road. This was the point along the tornado track where the
most intense damage was observed, as a well-built all-brick home
was destroyed with only some walls still standing. Tree damage
near the site, as well as the destruction of a large, well-built
garage, supported the estimate of high-end EF-2 to low-end EF-
3 damage at this location. The tornado proceeded to destroy
another large shed, and remove the roof from a brick home a half
mile to the east. It then destroyed a very large garage-type
building in-between two homes at 78th Street south of Dutch Hall
Road. The tornado passed directly between the homes, causing
extensive tree damage, lifting and moving a full-size pickup
truck approximately 30 yards, and throwing large trees nearly a
quarter of a mile downstream. The tornado weakened slightly but
damaged several outbuildings and trees near 72nd Street. At that
point, it began to move more northeasterly, snapping several
trees and flipping recreational vehicles at Nashville, NE. It
directly impacted another home, destroying two outbuildings and
causing tree damage near Country Road P38. The tornado impacted
one more home and destroyed another outbuilding near Country Road
P51 before dissipating in an open field at approximately 7:15 PM
CDT. The tornado is rated an EF-3 with estimated maximum wind
speeds based on damage of 140 mph, 0 fatalities and 0 injuries.
The maximum track width was approximately 170 yards and the track
length approximately 8.3 miles.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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