Unusual large twin tornadoes in Nebraska as seen on radar and video

Multiple tornadoes were spawned by a beastly supercell that developed near Stanton in northeast Nebraska on June 16, 2014. After dropping its first large tornado near that town, the storm continued northeast, putting down several more tornadoes along its path. It will maybe be most remembered for its “twin” tornadoes as it went near, through and past Pilger, NE.

Here’s a velocity loop showing the storm as it dropped tornadoes, including the twins near Pilger. I’ve marked it up to show the rotation tracks.

Velocity loop showing multiple tornadoes from a supercell in northeast Nebraska on June 16, 2014. (James Hyde)

(Zoomed in on Pilger)

And one of the many videos showing two large tornadoes on the ground simultaneously:


Via Storm Chasing Video on YouTube.

After the main twin tornado set passed Pilger, you can see them begin to cross paths in the video below.


Via Shalyn Phillips on YouTube.

Also, a screen shot around when both tornadoes were very similar in size/structure, comparing them to a similar look on Palm Sunday 1965.

This is sure to be a day long remembered and heavily researched.

Ian Livingston contributed to this post.

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James Hyde

James Hyde is a graduate student of Emergency Management at North Dakota State University in Fargo,ND. He received a B.A in Geographic Information Systems in 2014. James's meteorological interests revolve around technology and remote sensing including satellites, radar, and observational networks.
James Hyde

James Hyde is a graduate student of Emergency Management at North Dakota State University in Fargo,ND. He received a B.A in Geographic Information Systems in 2014. James's meteorological interests revolve around technology and remote sensing including satellites, radar, and observational networks.

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  • It looks like, for a very brief period, the "twins" were in fact "triplets"! It seems the yellow, olive and cyan paths were all active at the same time at the very end before the pink begins. Does anyone else have thoughts on this?

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