Power Outage in Crofton, NE

A grain bin was damaged as this tornado initially touched down along with two or three large power line support structures northwest of Crofton. The tornado tracked toward Lewis and Clark Lake taking the roof off of a house and destroying a garage. The tornado also caused other roof damage as it continued tracking toward Lewis and Clark Lake. When it reached the lake it caused significant damage to a recreation area and marina. The tornado also caused 3 minor injuries when it apparently lifted a large SUV off the ground and carried it a hundred feet or so before setting it down with the windows blown in. Numerous campers and boats were flipped or missing at the recreation area, along with vehicle damage. About $1 million in damage was estimated to have occurred at the recreation area. Many trees were also toppled. This tornado and others in Knox county downed 30 to 40 power poles. A Storage building in the area was also severely damaged. This tornado started as one tornado to the southwest was lifting and a weaker one to the northeast was forming. There were several reports by the public of multiple tornadoes in the area, either from the three tornadoes mentioned here, or from multiple vortexes within this tornado. The tornado crossed Lewis and Clark Lake and did f1 damage in South Dakota.

The tornado damaged the roof of a hog confinement when it intially touched down. The tornado continued northward damaging trees, buildings and power lines. At least one center pivot was damaged along with some home damage. The worst damage appeared to be 3 miles west of Crofton near where it crossed Highway 12. This tornado ended just about a mile west where another tornado started producing damage. In fact, two tornadoes were on the ground at the same time from this supercell, along with a possible landspout or weak tornado to the northeast.