Michael Gavan
EF2
Called in an (unofficial) tornado report today. 10:58 pm, a few miles NNW of Decatur Nebraska. (Omaha Indian Reservation) Currently there is a severe Wx report just SW of Macy, I suspect this will be converted to a tornado report.
After today's storms we got some dinner in Norfolk and observed the oncoming bow-echo ensue out of the Sioux City area. My chase partner and I photographed a stacked plate meso illuminated continuously by lightning as it changed modes to a shelf cloud! (just east of Pilger) As we attempted to outrun the leading edge/dog leg of the storm we watched several couplets appear on radar. Figuring there was a tiny chance of a tornado in this area we shadowed this feature until we crossed the Missouri River at Decatur. While crossing the bridge. No Joke... Rope tornado! lasted about 3 minutes. 10:58 pm local time. Called it in via 911, however dispatch couldn't figure out where to route us (Bounced between Iowa and Sioux City and Omaha dispatch). I regretted calling 911 and should have just looked up the Omaha NWS number but we were in a hurry to get it reported as fast as possible as it was just a mere seconds outside of the town. Luckily it lifted just in time.

I followed up by posting on the NWS Omaha FB page, If someone knows someone out of that office that might need the attention of this thread please advise! Thanks!
After today's storms we got some dinner in Norfolk and observed the oncoming bow-echo ensue out of the Sioux City area. My chase partner and I photographed a stacked plate meso illuminated continuously by lightning as it changed modes to a shelf cloud! (just east of Pilger) As we attempted to outrun the leading edge/dog leg of the storm we watched several couplets appear on radar. Figuring there was a tiny chance of a tornado in this area we shadowed this feature until we crossed the Missouri River at Decatur. While crossing the bridge. No Joke... Rope tornado! lasted about 3 minutes. 10:58 pm local time. Called it in via 911, however dispatch couldn't figure out where to route us (Bounced between Iowa and Sioux City and Omaha dispatch). I regretted calling 911 and should have just looked up the Omaha NWS number but we were in a hurry to get it reported as fast as possible as it was just a mere seconds outside of the town. Luckily it lifted just in time.



I followed up by posting on the NWS Omaha FB page, If someone knows someone out of that office that might need the attention of this thread please advise! Thanks!
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