Tornado (EF3) — Lancaster, Nebraska

Event narrative (NOAA)

This tornado touched down on the northeast side of Lincoln near the intersection of Havelock Ave and 84th Street causing damage to a business and a large transmission line south of Havelock Ave. The tornado moved northeast through agricultural fields, snapping power poles and large trees while increasing in strength. The tornado hit a manufacturing plant at 98th Street and Highway 6 where 70 employees were sheltered. The plant received EF-3 damage. There was a complete failure of the roof and 3 walls of the plant. Employee cars sustained varying damage, with the worst being thrown at least 75-100 yards. Tree trunks were snapped northeast of this location at a nearby business which sustained roof and siding damage.||The tornado quickly crossed 98th Street and Highway 6 where a BNSF train l

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