Tornadoes · United States · Nebraska · 2019
EF0 tornado, Hayes Center, Nebraska, August 29, 2019
This EF0 tornado ran 0.1 miles across Hayes County on August 29, 2019, touching down at 5:45 PM CDT and reaching 20 yards wide. It killed nobody.
The rating scale
Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Enhanced Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.
EF065 to 85 mphthis tornado
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
EF186 to 110 mph
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
EF2111 to 135 mph
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
EF3136 to 165 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
EF4166 to 200 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
EF5over 200 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unrated
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.
The record
- Rating
- EF0
- Date
- August 29, 2019
- Touchdown
- 5:45 PM CDT (22:45 UTC)
- Path length
- 0.1 miles (0.2 km)
- Path width
- 20 yards (18 m)
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- County
- Hayes County
- Touchdown point
- 40.430, -101.090
- Lift-off point
- 40.430, -101.090
- Record number
- 1908291645-01
The damage survey
7 damage points were recorded along this path by NWS LBF, in the Damage Assessment Toolkit the survey teams carry. The strongest indicator was rated EF1. The highest wind the damage implies is 100 mph.
- Estimated from photos and radar.
Survey points are preliminary and are the raw material the published rating was built from. Source: NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit.
What the Weather Service recorded
An isolated supercell developed across eastern Keith and Perkins counties and tracked southeastward.
Tornado was confirmed via storm survey.
An EF-0 tornado was confirmed 8 west of Hayes Center.
Tornado confirmed by radar and video.
From NOAA NCEI's Storm Events Database, the narrative the local forecast office wrote for Storm Data.
The warnings
20 minutes of warning. NWS LBF issued a tornado warning for this county at 22:25 UTC, 20 minutes before the tornado touched down, in force until 22:45 UTC.
The county was under a severe thunderstorm watch, issued at 20:24 UTC and running to 00:41 UTC.
| Issued (UTC) | Expired | Product | Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20:24 UTC | 00:41 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | LBF |
| 21:43 UTC | 22:30 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF |
| 22:25 UTC | 22:45 UTC | Tornado Warning | LBF |
| 22:27 UTC | 23:15 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF |
| 22:45 UTC | 23:00 UTC | Tornado Warning | LBF |
Every warning and watch covering the touchdown point that day, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service products. Lead time is measured from the issue of the warning in force to the touchdown time in the database, both of which were recorded to the minute by different people.
The forecast that day
The Storm Prediction Center had this point in a Enhanced Risk, with a 0.02 chance of a tornado within 25 miles. The outlook in force was issued at 19:56 UTC.
SPC's Day 1 convective outlook as it stood when the tornado began, read at the touchdown point. The same archive is on the radar archive.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the tornado touched down, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS North Platte, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before the tornado touched down at Aug 29, 3:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 3:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service North Platte NE 324 PM CDT Thu Aug 29 2019 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Friday night) Issued at 322 PM CDT Thu Aug 29 2019 An upper level disturbance across nrn Colorado moves through swrn Nebraska this evening. The rapid refresh models are generally keeping thunderstorm development across KS and scntl Nebraska while the NAMnest and model blend develop storms farther north and west along and south of Interstate 80. The southward trend in the RR models is the result of a strong h700mb cap holding down high instability and the progress of a sfc cold front dropping into swrn Nebraska. MLCAPE is projected to be around 4000 J/KG early this evening and winds aloft at 500mb are forecast to be around 30kts. This would certainly be sufficient for severe thunderstorms and the forecast this evening uses a blend of RR and other models for a chance of storms mostly south of the Interstate. Another rain chance develops Friday and Friday night as a result of a disturbance across WA/OR dropping through Nebraska. The moisture, at least aloft, is very good with h700mb-h300mb RH around 70 percent, but the lower levels are very dry. The forecast is for a chance of showers and POPs are capped at 50 percent as a result of the dry air at the lower levels. Thunderstorms are in place across the Panhandle and south of Interstate 80. The temperature forecast tonight, Friday and Friday night uses the guidance blend plus bias correction. This forecast is warmer than the straight guidance blend. Temperatures Friday could be on the warm side of the forecast envelop if the rain does not materialize. .LONG TERM...(Saturday through Thursday) Issued at 322 PM CDT Thu Aug 29 2019 The upper level ridge of high pressure which has governed temperatures across the wrn U.S. this summer migrates north Monday and then retreats back south Tuesday and beyond. A dry forecast is in place after Saturday morning. The model blend produces highs in the upper 80s across wrn and ncntl Nebraska Monday. H700mb temperatures in the mid teens Celsius and h850mb temperatures above 30C would support highs 5F to 10F warmer but the heating cycle is weak in September. A fairly strong cold front moves through Tuesday cooling highs back down to the 70s to around 80. Rain chances develops Tuesday night and Wednesday night but mostly isolated POPs are in place. The moisture looks pretty good as a slug of subtropical moisture will lift through the Rockies and the forcing is a strong disturbance moving through the Dakotas. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Friday afternoon) Issued at 1226 PM CDT Thu Aug 29 2019 VFR conditions continue over the next couple hours. Increasing clouds are expected throughout the remainder of the afternoon in advance of the next system. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected late this afternoon and into the evening. The best chance for thunderstorms will be south of I-80 impacting mainly only KLBF. Frequent lightning, erratic winds, and heavy rainfall will all be threats. Storms are not expected to impact KVTN at this time. Showers and storms diminish after 06Z giving way to clearing skies before the next shower chance arrives Friday afternoon. && .LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...CDC LONG TERM...CDC AVIATION...Kulik
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 29, 2:44 PM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service North Platte NE 244 PM CDT Thu Aug 29 2019 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-301945- Sheridan-Eastern Cherry-Keya Paha-Boyd-Brown-Rock-Holt-Garden- Grant-Hooker-Thomas-Blaine-Loup-Garfield-Wheeler-Arthur-McPherson- Logan-Custer-Deuel-Keith-Perkins-Lincoln-Chase-Hayes-Frontier- Western Cherry- 244 PM CDT Thu Aug 29 2019 /144 PM MDT Thu Aug 29 2019/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north central Nebraska. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. Isolated to scattered strong and severe thunderstorms will be possible late this afternoon and into the evening. The area of concern is mainly along and south of the I-80 corridor. Severe storms will be capable of large hail, damaging winds, and locally heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. Scattered thunderstorms are expected again on Friday and into early Saturday across western and north central Nebraska. There is some potential for isolated strong to briefly severe thunderstorms late Friday and Friday night along and west of Highway 61. While brief heavy rain is possible during this period, the threat for higher rainfall totals will be south and east of the outlook area. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed late this afternoon into early tonight, generally along and south of the I-80 corridor. && Get your weather, hydrological, and climate information at http://www.weather.gov/northplatte
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 29, 4:56 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
456 PM CDT THU AUG 29 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0452 PM TSTM WND GST 12 S WALLACE 40.66N 101.16W
08/29/2019 E60 MPH HAYES NE TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
BTAYLORLocal storm report, Aug 29, 4:57 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
457 PM CDT THU AUG 29 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0443 PM HAIL 10 S WALLACE 40.69N 101.16W
08/29/2019 E1.50 INCH HAYES NE TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
BTAYLORLocal storm report, Aug 29, 5:05 PM CDT, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
505 PM CDT THU AUG 29 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0448 PM HAIL 8 S WALLACE 40.72N 101.16W
08/29/2019 E1.00 INCH LINCOLN NE PUBLIC
&&
BTAYLORLocal storm report, Aug 29, 5:27 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
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The radiosonde launches on either side of the tornado, from the nearest station that was launching then, drawn and analyzed the way Storm Lab does: the same diagram, the same parcel and shear definitions SPC's mesoanalysis uses.
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), 12:00Z
10.8 hours before the tornado, 88 km from the path. August 29, 2019.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1814 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -209 J/kg
- Surface CAPE
- 640 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1671 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.8
- 0-3 km lapse rate
- 3.9 K/km
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), 00:00Z
1.2 hours after it, 88 km from the path. August 30, 2019.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -517 J/kg
- Surface CAPE
- 106 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1633 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 470 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 14.8
- 0-3 km lapse rate
- 5.4 K/km
The surface observations
Imperial Municip (IML), 46 km from the path, in the two hours either side.
| Time (UTC) | Temp (°F) | Dew point (°F) | Wind | Gust (kt) | Pressure (mb) | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 UTC | 280° 8 kt | 1014.9 | ||||
| 20:50 UTC | 290° 8 kt | 1014.9 | ||||
| 20:53 UTC | 88 | 58 | 290° 8 kt | 1014.9 | ||
| 20:55 UTC | 290° 8 kt | |||||
| 21:00 UTC | 280° 9 kt | |||||
| 21:05 UTC | 290° 9 kt | |||||
| 21:10 UTC | 280° 9 kt | |||||
| 21:15 UTC | 290° 9 kt | 1014.2 | ||||
| 21:20 UTC | 280° 8 kt | 1014.2 | ||||
| 21:25 UTC | 260° 10 kt | 1014.2 | ||||
| 21:30 UTC | 300° 10 kt | 1014.2 | ||||
| 21:35 UTC | 310° 7 kt | 1014.2 | ||||
| 21:40 UTC | 320° 8 kt | |||||
| 21:45 UTC | 310° 8 kt | 1014.2 | ||||
| 21:50 UTC | 300° 11 kt | 1014.2 | ||||
| 21:53 UTC | 90 | 61 | 310° 11 kt | 1014.2 | ||
| 21:55 UTC | 11 kt | 1013.9 | ||||
| 22:00 UTC | 11 kt | 1013.9 | ||||
| 22:05 UTC | 350° 19 kt | 1014.6 | ||||
| 22:10 UTC | 10° 18 kt | |||||
| 22:15 UTC | 20° 22 kt | |||||
| 22:16 UTC | 82 | 64 | 20° 24 kt | 33 | 1014.9 | |
| 22:20 UTC | 30° 22 kt | |||||
| 22:25 UTC | ||||||
| 22:30 UTC | ||||||
| 22:35 UTC | 26 kt | |||||
| 22:40 UTC | 40° 20 kt | 1015.2 | ||||
| 22:45 UTC | 50° 20 kt | |||||
| 22:50 UTC | 50° 23 kt | |||||
| 22:53 UTC | 74 | 58 | 50° 24 kt | 33 | 1015.9 | |
| 22:55 UTC | 50° 21 kt | |||||
| 23:00 UTC | 50° 21 kt | 1015.6 | ||||
| 23:05 UTC | 50° 16 kt | |||||
| 23:10 UTC | 50° 19 kt | |||||
| 23:15 UTC | 60° 15 kt | 21 | ||||
| 23:20 UTC | 50° 15 kt | |||||
| 23:25 UTC | 40° 10 kt | 1016.3 | ||||
| 23:30 UTC | 40° 11 kt | 20 | 1016.3 | |||
| 23:35 UTC | 40° 15 kt | 1016.3 | ||||
| 23:40 UTC | 40° 20 kt | 28 | ||||
| 23:45 UTC | 50° 19 kt | 24 | 1016.6 | |||
| 23:50 UTC | 50° 18 kt | 22 | 1016.6 | |||
| 23:53 UTC | 75 | 60 | 50° 17 kt | 26 | 1016.9 | |
| 23:55 UTC | 50° 18 kt | 26 | 1016.9 | |||
| 00:00 UTC | 50° 17 kt | |||||
| 00:04 UTC | 74 | 59 | 50° 19 kt | 28 | 1017.3 | |
| 00:05 UTC | 50° 19 kt | |||||
| 00:10 UTC | 50° 16 kt | |||||
| 00:15 UTC | 50° 20 kt | 27 | 1017.3 | |||
| 00:25 UTC | 40° 19 kt | |||||
| 00:30 UTC | 40° 18 kt | |||||
| 00:31 UTC | 74 | 56 | 40° 18 kt | 29 | 1017.6 | |
| 00:35 UTC | 40° 17 kt | |||||
| 00:40 UTC | 40° 15 kt | 22 |
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of airport observations.
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 129 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the touchdown began at 22:46 UTC.
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What was reported nearby
Local storm reports within 60 km of the path, in the three hours either side.
| Time (UTC) | Report | Where | County | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:43 UTC | HAIL 1.5 | 10 S Wallace | Hayes, NE | |
| 21:48 UTC | HAIL 1 | 8 S Wallace | Lincoln, NE | |
| 21:52 UTC | TSTM WND GST 60 | 12 S Wallace | Hayes, NE | |
| 21:52 UTC | HAIL 1.25 | 12 S Wallace | Hayes, NE | |
| 22:20 UTC | FUNNEL CLOUD | 6 Wsw Hayes Center | Hayes, NE | WELL DEFINED FUNNEL CLOUD VIA PHOTO. |
| 22:25 UTC | TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 N Hayes Center | Hayes, NE | NE-MESO030 |
| 22:25 UTC | HAIL 1.75 | 2 N Hayes Center | Hayes, NE | |
| 22:25 UTC | TORNADO 1 | 8 Wnw Hayes Center | Hayes, NE | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 8 WNW HAYES CENTER. EF-1 TORNADO CONFIRMED VIA STORM SURVEY. |
| 22:25 UTC | TORNADO 1 | 8 Wnw Hayes Center | Hayes, NE | EF-1 TORNADO CONFIRMED VIA STORM SURVEY. |
| 22:30 UTC | TORNADO | 8 W Hayes Center | Hayes, NE | EF-0 TORNADO CONFIRMED VIA STORM SURVEY. |
| 22:37 UTC | TORNADO | 9 Ene Hamlet | Hayes, NE | BRIEF ROPE TORNADO |
| 22:40 UTC | TORNADO | 7 Ssw Hayes Center | Hayes, NE | |
| 22:45 UTC | TORNADO | 8 Ene Hamlet | Hayes, NE | EF-0 TORNADO CONFIRMED VIA RADAR AND VIDEO. |
| 22:46 UTC | TORNADO | 6 Ene Hamlet | Hayes, NE | |
| 22:50 UTC | TSTM WND GST 105 | 4 Wsw Palisade | Hitchcock, NE | STORM SURVEY BY NWS NORTH PLATTE CONFIRMS STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE TO A FARM SOUTHWEST OF PALISADE. A BARN WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED, AS WELL AS TREES SNAPPED, TREE LIMBS DOWN, POWER POLES DOWN, AND CROPS DOWN. |
| 22:55 UTC | TORNADO | 4 E Palisade | Hitchcock, NE | REPORT OF FUNNEL CLOUD/POSSIBLE TORNADO AND ROTATION WITH THE STORM 1 MILE SOUTH AND 2 MILES WEST OF THE HAYES/HITCHCOCK COUNTY LINE NEAR OLD HWY 17. |
| 22:55 UTC | HAIL 2 | 7 E Hamlet | Hayes, NE | WIND DRIVEN HAIL DAMAGED SIDING ON HOUSE. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR |
| 23:00 UTC | HAIL 1.75 | Palisade | Hitchcock, NE | REPORT INCLUDED A PICTURE OF GOLF-BALL SIZE HAIL. |
| 23:03 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Se Palisade | Hitchcock, NE | TREE DAMAGE AND POWER LINES DOWN AT HWY 6 AND HWY 25. |
| 23:10 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ene Trenton | Hitchcock, NE | DELAYED REPORT VIA FACEBOOK OF A ROOF RIPPED OFF A BARN NEAR TRENTON. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| 23:10 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Nw Trenton | Hitchcock, NE | POWER LINES DOWN 8 MILES SOUTH OF PALISADE. REPORT VIA TWITTER WITH A PICTURE. |
| 23:11 UTC | HAIL 1.5 | 5 N Culbertson | Hitchcock, NE | |
| 23:15 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Se Palisade | Hitchcock, NE | DELAYED REPORT...ROAD SIGN RIPPED OUT OF THE GROUND. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| 23:19 UTC | TSTM WND GST 72 | 3 Wsw Culbertson | Hitchcock, NE | |
| 23:20 UTC | HAIL 1.25 | 5 Sse Culbertson | Hitchcock, NE | |
| 23:24 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Culbertson | Hitchcock, NE | REPORT VIA TWITTER WITH A PICTURE OF AN OVERTURNED PIVOT. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| 23:24 UTC | TSTM WND GST 65 | 3 Wnw Trenton | Hitchcock, NE | |
| 23:24 UTC | HAIL 2 | 2 Wnw Culbertson | Hitchcock, NE | DELAYED REPORT VIA TWITTER SHOWING A PICTURE OF 2 INCH HAIL. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| 23:25 UTC | HAIL 1.75 | Culbertson | Hitchcock, NE | |
| 23:30 UTC | HAIL 1.75 | Culbertson | Hitchcock, NE | |
| 23:32 UTC | HAIL 1 | 10 Sse Culbertson | Red Willow, NE | |
| 23:45 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 7 S Culbertson | Hitchcock, NE | REPORT VIA TWITTER WITH A PICTURE OF A LARGE TREE DOWN. |
| 23:45 UTC | HAIL 0.75 | 7 Sw Mccook | Red Willow, NE | |
| 23:45 UTC | HAIL 1.5 | 10 S Mccook | Red Willow, NE | DELAYED REPORT VIA FACEBOOK. INCLUDES A PICTURE OF HAIL NEXT TO MEASURING TAPE. |
| 23:55 UTC | HAIL 1 | 11 W Danbury | Red Willow, NE | DELAYED REPORT VIA FACEBOOK WITH A PICTURE. |
| 00:38 UTC | HEAVY RAIN 1.21 | 10 S Mccook | Red Willow, NE | STORM TOTAL RAINFALL. VIA FACEBOOK. |
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The other tornadoes of August 29, 2019
3 more were confirmed in the United States that day.
What this means
Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.
Sources
NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.