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17:00Z EF0 KRIW WY Park Meeteetse The Park County Sheriffs Office reported a weak tornado east of State Highway 120 between Cody and Meeteetse, and north of the Greybull River. The tornado was seen and photographed from several vantage points as it traveled east-northeast near the Y-U Bench.
20:05Z EF0 KCYS NE Kimball Kimball A weak tornado touched down in open country northwest of Kimball. The tornado moved northeast and was in contact with ground for 10 minutes before it lifted just west of State Highway 71 north of Kimball. No damage was reported.
21:25Z EF0 KCYS NE Kimball Owasco The supercell thunderstorm that spawned the tornado northwest of Kimball produced another weak tornado northeast of Kimball. This weak tornado was on the ground for three minutes before it lifted. No damage was reported.
21:38Z EF0 KGLD CO Cheyenne Arapahoe The landspout lasted about 5 minutes before dissipating, remaining fairly stationary.
21:49Z EF0 KGLD CO Cheyenne Arapahoe Landspout remained fairly stationary before dissipating.
21:58Z EF0 KCYS NE Sioux Harrison A weak tornado was on the ground for five minutes before it lifted. The observer was looking west from State Highway 71. No damage was reported.
22:05Z EF0 KCYS NE Box Butte Hemingford A weak tornado touched down in open country south of State Highway 71 and lasted five minutes before it lifted. No damage was reported.
22:37Z EF0 KGLD CO Cheyenne Cheyenne Wells The landspout was observed on streaming video from a storm chaser.
23:32Z EF0 KUEX KS Smith Smith Center This tornado touched down in open land northwest of Smith Center and was only on the ground for a few minutes. The maximum wind speed was estimated to be near 75 mph, but this tornado caused no damage.
23:45Z EF0 KUEX KS Smith Cora This tornado briefly touched down north of Bellaire. The maximum wind speed was estimated to be near 75 MPH, but this tornado caused no damage.
00:04Z EF3 KUEX KS Smith Lebanon This tornado affected two counties in north central Kansas, touching down north of Lebanon in Smith County and lifting north of Esbon in Jewell County. The maximum wind speed was estimated to be near 140 MPH, with a maximum path width of 1580 yards. Along its path, this tornado caused minor to major tree damage, overturned irrigation pivots, snapped power poles and damaged or destroyed grain bins and outbuildings. Four homesteads suffered damage, with the hardest hit locations approximately 3 miles northeast of Lebanon in Smith County. Two homes in this area were heavily damaged or destroyed, with one losing its entire second level. This location also completely lost grain bins, a large outbuilding and newly constructed garage. One person suffered minor injuries and was treated and released from an area hospital.
00:10Z EF3 KUEX KS Jewell Salem This tornado affected two counties in north central Kansas, touching down north of Lebanon in Smith County and lifting north of Esbon in Jewell County. The maximum wind speed was estimated to be near 140 MPH, with a maximum path width of 1580 yards. Along its path, this tornado caused minor to major tree damage, overturned irrigation pivots, snapped power poles and damaged or destroyed grain bins and outbuildings. Four homesteads suffered damage, with the hardest hit locations approximately 3 miles northeast of Lebanon in Smith County. Two homes in this area were heavily damaged or destroyed, with one losing its entire second level. This location also completely lost grain bins, a large outbuilding and newly constructed garage. One person suffered minor injuries and was treated and released from an area hospital.
00:32Z EF2 KUEX NE Clay Edgar This EF2 tornado touched down during the early evening hours just west of Edgar and was on the ground between 5 and 10 minutes before lifting just southeast of Edgar. The maximum speed was estimated at 115 MPH with a maximum width of 250 yards. Damage along the path included snapped power poles, overturned irrigation pivots, grain bin and outbuilding damage. In Edgar itself, a large metal building was destroyed, other buildings suffered minor damage and the grain elevator was damaged.
01:51Z EF0 KOAX NE Jefferson Shea A tornado developed near 6 miles east of Fairbury and traveled just over 3 miles in an east northeast direction ending just over 2 miles south southeast of Harbine. The tornado damage was generally minor including overturned center pivot irrigation systems, tree damage, and farm outbuildings.
02:02Z EF2 KOAX NE Jefferson Harbine A NWS storm survey indicated that a tornado developed approximately 2 miles south of Harbine. The tornado traveled in an east northeast direction impacting several farmsteads in Jefferson County. There was minor damage to 4 houses, and 5 out buildings were damaged beyond repair. Other damage included over-turned center pivots and tree damage. Approximately 2 miles east southeast of Harbine the tornado produced damage consistent with a weak EF2 tornado on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. Here a large recently well-built metal outbuildings were destroyed, minor damage was done to a home, and 2X4 boards were driven into the ground.
02:16Z EF0 KOAX NE Gage Beatrice A NWS storm survey revealed a weak tornado developed about 2 miles southwest of Beatrice and traveled northeast for just over a mile before dissipating. The tornado was weak producing damage consistent with EF0 consisting of broken hardwood tree branches and minor damage to outbuildings.
02:40Z EF2 KTWX KS Marshall Herkimer Survey revealed EF2 damage with winds to around 130 mph produced significant damage to a John Deere dealership and a roofing warehouse just south of highway 36 and just west of Marysville, Kansas. The tornado traveled approximately 3 to 4 miles before weakening and lifting near highway 77 north of Marysville. No injuries were reported.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).