1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Omaha radar (KOAX), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:14 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Destroyed mostly farm buildings and equipment, did damage a few homes.
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