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The severe weather event most significantly affected the state of Nebraska, where twin EF4 tornadoes [5] killed two and critically injured twenty others in and around the town of Pilger on the evening of June 16. The two Pilger tornadoes were part of a violent tornado family that produced four EF4 tornadoes and was broadcast live on television.
The second Pilger tornado was on the ground for 17 minutes, traveled 11.5 miles (18.5 km), and had a peak width of 500 yd (460 m). It caused $1.12 million in damages, killed one person, and had maximum wind speeds of 170 mph (270 km/h). [27] [28] [29] [1] High-end EF4 damage done by the main Pilger tornado
Pilger is a village in Stanton County, Nebraska, United States. [1] As of the 2010 census , the population was 352. It is located approximately 85 miles northwest of Omaha .
By Josh Funk PILGER, Neb. (AP) -- Residents of Pilger braced for a massive cleanup after a storm with dual tornadoes tore through their tiny northeast Nebraska town, killing a 5-year-old and ...
The results are in. Inside Dom 3 today, within the Albion, NE tornado we measured a 53.23mb pressure drop and recovery over 1 minute, the core of which was over only 15 seconds, including a 23mb ...
The event began on June 16, when a cyclic supercell thunderstorm produced a violent EF4 tornado that devastated the small town of Pilger, Nebraska. A school, a church, and numerous homes were destroyed in Pilger, one person was killed, and 16 others were critically injured in town.
A tornado watch has been issued for parts of western Oklahoma and northwest Texas until 1 p.m. Saturday, with the potential for tennis ball-sized hail and winds reaching up to 70 mph, per CNN.
This image is of the freak of nature that was the 2014 Pilger, Nebraska, tornado family. Absolutely amazing public domain image of two deadly tornadoes (each took a life). If that wasn't enough, the leftmost tornado would achieve the unofficial highest forward speed ever recorded in a tornado shortly after this image was taken.