Supercells crossed into northwest Nebraska the evening of July 26 and produced severe wind gusts and large hail in Sheridan and Cherry counties and two tornadoes in northeast Sheridan County near Gordon. The storms grew upscale into a MCS and eventually a bow echo. Multiple severe wind gusts were reported farther south into the Sandhills.

Hail in SHERIDAN, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 18:13:00 to 26-JUL-16 18:13:00 (MST-7)
Location: HAY SPGS
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in SHERIDAN, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 18:20:00 to 26-JUL-16 18:20:00 (MST-7)
Location: HAY SPGS
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in SHERIDAN, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 18:36:00 to 26-JUL-16 18:36:00 (MST-7)
Location: HAY SPGS
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm Wind in SHERIDAN, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 18:45:00 to 26-JUL-16 18:45:00 (MST-7)
Location: GORDON
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

Fire department reported center pivots blown over and a roof blown off a garage from straight line winds.

Hail in SHERIDAN, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 18:55:00 to 26-JUL-16 18:55:00 (MST-7)
Location: HAY SPGS
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in CHERRY, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 19:11:00 to 26-JUL-16 19:11:00 (CST-6)
Location: MERRIMAN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm Wind in CHERRY, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 19:35:00 to 26-JUL-16 19:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: CROOKSTON
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Public estimated 60 mph wind gusts.

Thunderstorm Wind in SHERIDAN, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 19:41:00 to 26-JUL-16 19:41:00 (MST-7)
Location: ELLSWORTH
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Public estimated 60 mph wind gusts.

Hail in CHERRY, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 19:55:00 to 26-JUL-16 19:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: CROOKSTON
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Thunderstorm Wind in CHERRY, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 19:59:00 to 26-JUL-16 19:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: VALENTINE
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Hail in CHERRY, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 20:00:00 to 26-JUL-16 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: VALENTINE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Quarter size hail damaged garden plants.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHERRY, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 20:00:00 to 26-JUL-16 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: VALENTINE
Magnitude: 57.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Thunderstorm Wind in CHERRY, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 20:05:00 to 26-JUL-16 20:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: VALENTINE
Magnitude: 60.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Observer for NWS reported 60 kt wind gust.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHERRY, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 20:09:00 to 26-JUL-16 20:09:00 (CST-6)
Location: VALENTINE
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Hail in CHERRY, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 20:11:00 to 26-JUL-16 20:11:00 (CST-6)
Location: VALENTINE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm Wind in CHERRY, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 20:22:00 to 26-JUL-16 20:22:00 (CST-6)
Location: WOOD LAKE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Public estimated 60 mph wind gusts.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHERRY, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 20:24:00 to 26-JUL-16 20:24:00 (CST-6)
Location: IRWIN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Public estimated a 60 mph wind gust.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHERRY, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 20:25:00 to 26-JUL-16 20:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: (VTN)MILLER FLD VALE
Magnitude: 70.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Public reported trees snapped and uprooted due to estimated 80 mph wind gusts.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHERRY, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 20:43:00 to 26-JUL-16 20:43:00 (CST-6)
Location: IRWIN
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Public estimated wind gusts near 70 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHERRY, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 20:45:00 to 26-JUL-16 20:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: MERRIMAN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Public estimated 60 mph wind gusts.

Thunderstorm Wind in THOMAS, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 21:00:00 to 26-JUL-16 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: SENECA
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Law enforcement reported power lines down in Seneca.

Thunderstorm Wind in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 22:30:00 to 26-JUL-16 22:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: NORTH PLATTE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

A large tree limb was downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in BLAINE, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 22:32:00 to 26-JUL-16 22:32:00 (CST-6)
Location: BREWSTER
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Law enforcement estimated wind gusts of at least 60 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind in LOUP, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 23:00:00 to 26-JUL-16 23:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: TAYLOR
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: State Official

Several large tree limbs were blocking Nebraska state highway 91 between Taylor and Burwell, closing the road.

Thunderstorm Wind in LOUP, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 23:00:00 to 26-JUL-16 23:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: TAYLOR
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: State Official

Several large tree branches were downed in the park in Taylor.

Thunderstorm Wind in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 23:00:00 to 26-JUL-16 23:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: NORTH PLATTE
Magnitude: 60.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A mesonet station recorded a 60 kt wind gust.

Thunderstorm Wind in LOUP, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 23:00:00 to 26-JUL-16 23:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: TAYLOR
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Law enforcement estimated 70 mph wind gusts.

Thunderstorm Wind in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 23:06:00 to 26-JUL-16 23:06:00 (CST-6)
Location: (LBF)BIRD FLD NORTH
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Thunderstorm Wind in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 23:30:00 to 26-JUL-16 23:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: NORTH PLATTE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

A large tree limb was downed south of North Platte.

Tornado in SHERIDAN, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 18:00:00 to 26-JUL-16 18:03:00 (MST-7)
Location: CLINTON
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 25.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

At 1903MDT the tornado touched down in an open field and moved south. It produced damage to three rows of tree wind breaks, destroyed 75 yards of fencing, and removed shingles from a double wide mobile home. Several tree trunks were snapped with the limb debris carried southeast. Law enforcement observed the tornado. The tornado was rated an EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale with a peak wind of 107 MPH.

Tornado in SHERIDAN, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 18:39:00 to 26-JUL-16 18:39:00 (MST-7)
Location: GORDON
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

Trained storm spotter observed and photographed tornado from Highway 20. The tornado touched down in an open field with no damage observed.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHERRY, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 20:03:00 to 26-JUL-16 20:03:00 (CST-6)
Location: VALENTINE
Magnitude: 57.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Thunderstorm Wind in CUSTER, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 23:30:00 to 26-JUL-16 23:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: SARGENT
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

Numerous 12 inch diameter tree branches were downed and power poles were snapped in Sargent. At the airport, two hangar doors were blown out and four planes were moved.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHERRY, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUL-16 20:30:00 to 26-JUL-16 20:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: WOOD LAKE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Public estimated 60 mph wind gusts.