Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 24, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this tornado warning at Oct 8, 1993, 4:45 PM CDT for Gage County, Lancaster County, Nebraska. It was in force for 30 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 8, 1993, 4:45 PM CDT (21:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 8, 1993, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Gage County, NE, Lancaster County, NE
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 4:45 PM CDT | Tornado F1 | Gage Co, NE | A tornado touched down southeast of Cortland and moved northwest. The tornado narrowly missed the town of Cortland, remained in open country and caused no damage. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Saline | 29 min |
| Oct 8, 4:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Gage, Lancaster | 25 min |
| Oct 8, 5:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Lancaster | 38 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.