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Last Updated on Monday, 04 January 2010 23:16 Written by Roger Hill

2006

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Tornado northeast of Hastings, Nebraska.

September 15th was in my opinion a classic "day before the big day" scenario over south central Nebraska. Adequate shear and lift were available, but quality low level moisture return was the main problem. By later afternoon storms exploded near Holdridge. Several supercells would form and move quickly northeast at 40 MPH. One storm developed near Hastings and tracked northeast producing a 4 minute long tornado about 5 miles south of I-80. This storm also produced hail golfball to tennesball sized.

Two supercell updrafts looking east towards Kearney.            This was reported as a tornado.  I still am not sure!

Tornado! Nice tapered cone about 6 miles east!                       Tornado lifts, but funnel and dirt cloud still visible.

Tornado touches down again with dirt and debris cloud.          Tornadoes lifts one last time with nub funnel still seen.

Rotating wall cloud on another supercell!                                   Hail golfball sized.

Ominous disorganized wall cloud looking north.                       Final tornado warned supercell of the day. Nice structure!