Nebraska, 1996

Tornado in Nebraska, June 19, 1996

June 19, 1996 · NWS OAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A tornado made brief touchdowns between Orchard and just east of Royal. The tornado did partial damage to three farmsteads, flattened trees and powerlines, and upended irrigation systems in its path.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS OAX wrote it up.

A tornado made brief touchdowns between Orchard and just east of Royal. The tornado did partial damage to three farmsteads, flattened trees and powerlines, and upended irrigation systems in its path.

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 187 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:37 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Antelope

When
June 19, 2:40 PM CST to 2:55 PM CST
Where
Antelope County, Orchard to Royal
Rating
F0
Path length
6 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
42.330, -98.250

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5562236.