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EF1 tornado, Blue Spgs to Marysville Arpt, Nebraska, June 11, 2022

Name: EF1 tornado, Blue Spgs to Marysville Arpt, Nebraska, June 11, 2022
Start: 2022-06-11T22:40:00.000Z
End: 2022-06-11T22:48:00.000Z
Location: Blue Spgs to Marysville Arpt, Nebraska

From Blue Spgs to Marysville Arpt, this EF1 tornado ran 4.2 miles across Gage and Marshall counties on June 11, 2022, touching down at 5:40 PM CDT and reaching 150 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 mph
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
EF186 to 110 mphthis tornado
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: EF1
Date: June 11, 2022
Touchdown: 5:40 PM CDT (22:40 UTC)
Lifted: 5:48 PM CDT (22:48 UTC)
On the ground: 8 minutes
Path length: 4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Path width: 150 yards (137 m)
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Counties: Gage and Marshall counties
Touchdown point: 40.020, -96.690
Lift-off point: 39.970, -96.660
Record number: 2206111640-01

The damage survey

14 damage points were recorded along this path by NWS OAX and NWS TOP, in the Damage Assessment Toolkit the survey teams carry. The strongest indicator was rated EF1. The highest wind the damage implies is 105 mph.

Canopy lifted and collapsed
Eastern extent of South Wymore
Roof removed from building thrown onto building across the street
Storage facility wind entered north side overhead door and caused south masonry wall to collapse on south side.

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 enhanced risk for severe weather resulted in a couple of tornadoes including a confirmed EF1 that started in Gage County and finished in Marshall County in Kansas. Additionally, storms near Beatrice, NE produced massive 5 inch hail.

One large high precipitation supercell formed near the Nebraska Kansas border and tracked south during the evening of June 11th producing widespread damaging straight line winds of 80-110 mph along with several small tornadoes. The majority of property damage was done by straight line winds within what was the rear flank downdraft of the supercell which was moving south southwest. The widespread destructive winds within the RFD often preceded any smaller vortex with the small tornadoes making damage from tornadoes difficult to distinguish from the downbursts and microbursts within the larger RFD swath. We believe there were at least 5 tornadoes that evening all EF0 or EF1. Ironically, the magnitude of damage from straight line winds in spots exceeded that of the smaller tornadoes.

Trained spotter reported a brief touch down of a tornado east of Blue Springs.

The tornado started approximately 7 miles south-southwest of Wymore, NE, doing damage to trees just west of S 23 Rd between E Walnut Rd and Willow Rd. The tornado continued south-southeastward, damaging the roof of a residence and barn, as well as power poles along Willow Rd. The track then turned more southeast, crossing State Line Rd into Marshall County, KS, between 8th Rd and S 36 Rd where damage to farm outbuildings was noted. The tornado continued southeast and caused damage to power poles along US Highway 77 just south of Bison Rd before lifting shortly thereafter.

Damage survey revealed a garage was destroyed on the south side of state line road with debris thrown north back into Nebraska (across the road). A sporadic damage path moved southeast and ended around highway 77 where power poles were broken along with some tree limb damage. This tornado moved south out of Nebraska and ended in Kansas.

A sporadic damage path extended south southwest into the city of Marysville. The damage from any small tornado is nearly indistinguishable from the widespread 80-100 mph straight line wind damage from the rear flank downdraft hybrid wet downburst that preceded it. A few buildings on the west side of Marysville were damaged by the enhanced winds associated with the small tornado. The remainder of the damage was tree branches snapped and uprooted trees.

Storm survey and storm chaser video and photos revealed a brief tornado just northeast of Marysville. This tornado did damage to a barn and power pole short path. The damage to a lumber shop south of highway 36 appears to have been related to a possible RFD surge south (straight line winds) and not this tornado.

From NOAA NCEI's Storm Events Database, the narrative the local forecast office wrote for Storm Data.

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 Omaha, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before the tornado touched down at Jun 11, 2:54 PM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 2:54 PM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
254 PM CDT Sat Jun 11 2022

...Updated Forecast Discussion...

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 255 PM CDT Sat Jun 11 2022

Low amplitude ridge building into the area today is bringing some
of the warmest temperatures of the season so far to eastern
Nebraska and western Iowa. June has been unremarkable for temps
so far. You'd have to go back 30 days to find the warmest day of
the season so far when most locations managed mid-90s on May 12th.
Sticky dewpoints are in the upper 60s and low 70s.

The short-term focus is on severe weather potential later this
afternoon and evening on the periphery of the upper ridge. With
this moist airmass warming quickly, we've got MLCAPE pushing 4000
J/kg across the heart of the area. Low level lapse rates will
push over 8C/km. Lowest 2000 feet of hodographs are eye-catching.
A weak boundary is sagging out of South Dakota and may serve as
the focus for initiation. Surface based discrete supercells are
expected to develop quickly after 21Z. Cells are expected to
produce a large hail threat with 2"+ hail a reasonable expectation
for the worst of them. A tornado or two seems quite possible.
Storms will be isolated and move south quickly. The threat may be
over for the Omaha metro by 6pm and out of the CWA by around 9pm.
They'll have a tendency to grow upscale and produce damaging wind
gusts as they push into Missouri.

Storms will also be producing heavy rain with PWAT values over
2", but with their quick progression and isolated nature, flooding
isn't expected.

Moist easterly flow and a shortwave riding across southern SoDak may
help develop low cigs early on Sunday morning, though they
shouldn't last long after sunrise. Isolated PoPs seem warranted in
northern zones.

Only a few high clouds will remain through the remainder of the
day and the powerful mid- June sun will drive temps to numbers at
or just above those noted this afternoon. Heat advisories have
been issued for areas on the other side of the Kansas state line.
Will hold off as this forecast doesn't quite push apparent
temperatures to 105 for most, though it'll be close in our
southern tier of counties. Night shift will have to consider
issuing for a couple of southern counties at least.

Convection should be limited through the afternoon and evening
with the cap in place, but isolated storms in western Nebraska in
the evening may coalesce into a line and produce a threat of
damaging wind gusts after midnight in northeast Nebraska. Plenty
of moving parts in that scenario, but most guidance basically
agrees.

Monday will be dry and hot. NAEFS ensembles show all 52 members
have low levels warmer than all values in the 1979-2009
climatology for mid-June... 00z and 12z both. It's an extreme
forecast for the time of year.

* Omaha's record of 101 is currently forecast to fall.
* Lincoln's record of 102 is, too.
* Norfolk may fall a degree shy.

This will be the warmest day of the season so far. It may be the
warmest day of the year. In the past 9 years, only once has Omaha
managed triple digits two or more times. (There were 11 instances
in 2012 when the drought monitor looked a lot like it currently
does.)

A cold front on Tuesday spoils the fun. Triple digits are possible
near Missouri with temps 10-15 degrees cooler in the northern
reaches of the CWA as the "cooler" air works in. A shortwave may
interact with the front and produce some rain and thunder Tuesday
night.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Sunday afternoon)
Issued at 1212 PM CDT Sat Jun 11 2022

A wind shift will settle across the area today from north to south
and bring light and variable winds. Primary concern is threat of
severe storms late this afternoon and evening. Possible at KLNK
and KOFK, but have kept from TAF from now due to low chances. Went
with VCTS at KOMA from 21Z Saturday to 00Z Sunday.

Expect IFR cigs to develop at KOMA and KLNK from about 11Z Sunday
to 15Z. May even dip to FL004 (LIFR) at KLNK at that time.

&&

.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...None.
IA...None.
&&

DISCUSSION...Nicolaisen
AVIATION...Nicolaisen

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 3:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
332 PM CDT Sat Jun 11 2022

IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-
042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-121045-
Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont-
Page-Knox-Cedar-Thurston-Antelope-Pierce-Wayne-Boone-Madison-
Stanton-Cuming-Burt-Platte-Colfax-Dodge-Washington-Butler-
Saunders-Douglas-Sarpy-Seward-Lancaster-Cass-Otoe-Saline-
Jefferson-Gage-Johnson-Nemaha-Pawnee-Richardson-
332 PM CDT Sat Jun 11 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest
Iowa...west central Iowa...east central Nebraska...northeast
Nebraska and southeast Nebraska.

.DAY ONE...Tonight and Sunday

Thunderstorms are possible late this afternoon and evening with
severe storms possible mainly south of the I-80 corridor. Large
hail will be the primary threat. A few storms will also be capable
of producing tornadoes and damaging winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday night through Saturday

There is a chance for thunderstorms Sunday night and again Tuesday
night and Wednesday.

Sultry conditions are expected Sunday through Tuesday. It appears
Monday will be the hottest day with highs anywhere from 96 to 102
degrees and heat indicies approaching 109 degrees in some
locations.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening
over southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 11, 4:52 PM CDT, 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
452 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0422 PM     HAIL             MILFORD                 40.78N 97.04W
06/11/2022  E0.75 INCH       SEWARD             NE   PUBLIC

            DIME (0.75 IN.).

&&

TSN

Local storm report, Jun 11, 4:57 PM CDT, 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
457 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0454 PM     HAIL             2 W MEAD                41.23N 96.53W
06/11/2022  E1.00 INCH       SAUNDERS           NE   PUBLIC

            QUARTER (1.00 IN.).

&&

TSN

Local storm report, Jun 11, 5:04 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
504 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0428 PM     HAIL             BEATRICE                40.27N 96.75W
06/11/2022  M5.00 INCH       GAGE               NE   PUBLIC

            PHOTO SENT TO BROADCAST MEDIA.

&&

TSN

Local storm report, Jun 11, 5:17 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 11, 5:24 PM CDT, 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
524 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0518 PM     TORNADO          3 E BLUE SPRINGS        40.14N 96.61W
06/11/2022                   GAGE               NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED BRIEF TOUCH DOWN OF
            TORNADO EAST OF BLUE SPRINGS.

&&

PF

Local storm report, Jun 11, 5:25 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
525 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0523 PM     TORNADO          2 SE WYMORE             40.11N 96.64W
06/11/2022                   GAGE               NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

PEARSON

The air that afternoon

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.

Topeka, KS (KTOP), 12:00Z

10.7 hours before the tornado, 142 km from the path. June 11, 2022.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed. The warm shading is its CAPE, the cool shading the inhibition it has to break through.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km. RM and LM are the right and left moving storms Bunkers' method gives; the shaded area is the 0 to 1 km storm-relative helicity.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 359 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -97 J/kg
Surface CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1060 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km bulk shear: 14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 122 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.7
0-3 km lapse rate: 3.7 K/km

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

Topeka, KS (KTOP), 00:00Z

1.3 hours after it, 142 km from the path. June 12, 2022.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed. The warm shading is its CAPE, the cool shading the inhibition it has to break through.

Hodograph

Mixed-layer CAPE: 3000 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -14 J/kg
Surface CAPE: 4822 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1516 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km bulk shear: 10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 239 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.0
Supercell composite: 15.5
0-3 km lapse rate: 6.5 K/km

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The surface observations

Marysville (MYZ), 16 km from the path, in the two hours either side.

Time (UTC)	Temp (°F)	Dew point (°F)	Wind	Gust (kt)	Pressure (mb)	Weather
00:00 UTC

From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of airport observations.

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the touchdown began at 22:41 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment, over the track

Reflectivity and velocity, decoded from the Level II archive in the browser. Volumes take a few seconds to open the first time.

This ground now

The live radar over the track Every 2022 tornado in Nebraska Every tornado in Nebraska since 1950 Warnings in force in Nebraska now The forecast where you are

The other tornadoes of June 11, 2022

10 more were confirmed in the United States that day.

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
June 11	2:38 AM EDT	EF0	Charlotte, FL	0.1	25
June 11	12:00 PM PDT	Unrated	Umatilla, OR	0.0	15
June 11	5:18 PM CDT	Unrated	Gage, NE	0.1	20
June 11	5:53 PM CDT	EF1	Marshall, KS	6.3	30
June 11	6:02 PM CDT	EF1	Marshall, KS	0.7	30
June 11	6:26 PM CDT	EF1	Marshall, KS	1.7	100
June 11	7:04 PM CDT	EF1	Pottawatomie, KS	11.3	50
June 11	7:20 PM CDT	EF2	Riley, KS	0.3	50	$10 million
June 11	7:32 PM CDT	Unrated	Riley, KS	0.0	10
June 11	10:07 PM CDT	EF0	Clinton, MO	0.0	20

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.