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National Weather Service confirms three more tornadoes touched down in Nebraska Monday

The National Weather Service confirmed three other tornadoes touched down in Nebraska during the latest stretch of severe weather, bringing the number of twisters produced on Monday to six.

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OPTIONS ARE. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN STARTS WITH BREAKING NEWS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FINDS THREE OTHER TORNADOES TOUCHED DOWN IN NEBRASKA DURING THIS WEEK’S SEVERE STORMS. THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TWISTERS FROM MONDAY TO SIX. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M BILL SHERMAN JULIE CORNELL. THE NWS SAYS TWO EF1 TORNADOES TOUCHED DOWN NEAR SALEM IN RICHARDSON COUNTY, THE STRONGEST OF THE TWO BROUGHT WINDS OF 107 MILES AN HOUR. THOSE TWISTERS DAMAGED TREES, POWER LINES AND FARM BUILDINGS, THE WEATHER SERVICE REPORT SAYS. THERE WAS ANOTHER EF ONE THAT CAUSED DAMAGE IN JOHNSON AND NEMAHA COUNTIES. NEMAHA COUNTY ALSO SAW A RAIN WRAPPED TORNADO. IT WAS AN EF ZERO. ANOTHER TWISTER RATED EF UNKNOWN, TOUCHED DOWN IN JEFFERSON COUNTY NEAR DILLER. THERE ARE ALSO TWO TORNADOES IN AUBURN. OMAHA’S WEATHER LEADER WAS LIVE THERE MONDAY,

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National Weather Service confirms three more tornadoes touched down in Nebraska during Monday’s severe weather

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Updated: 10:06 PM CDT May 20, 2026

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The National Weather Service confirmed three other tornadoes touched down in Nebraska during the latest stretch of severe weather, bringing the number of twisters produced on Monday to six.RELATED COVERAGE: National Weather Service confirms four tornadoes touched down in Nebraska during Sunday’s stormsNWS said two EF-1 tornadoes touched down in Salem, Nebraska, which is in Richardson County.The strongest of the two brought winds of 107 miles per hour.Those twisters damaged trees, power poles, and farm buildings.Another EF-1 tornado caused damage in Johnson and Nemaha counties.Nemaha County also saw a rain-wrapped tornado, which was categorized as an EF-0.Another tornado touched down in Jefferson County near Diller. The rating on that twister is EF-Unknown. That is because a storm chaser captured a brief twister that started south of Highway 8, and it crossed the highway before dissipating. There was no damage caused by the twister.There were also two tornadoes in Auburn, where Omaha’s Weather Leader was live on Monday, showing you the damage.READ MORE: Storm leaves widespread damage in Auburn as residents begin cleanupMake sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

The National Weather Service confirmed three other tornadoes touched down in Nebraska during the latest stretch of severe weather, bringing the number of twisters produced on Monday to six.

RELATED COVERAGE: National Weather Service confirms four tornadoes touched down in Nebraska during Sunday’s storms

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NWS said two EF-1 tornadoes touched down in Salem, Nebraska, which is in Richardson County.

The strongest of the two brought winds of 107 miles per hour.

Those twisters damaged trees, power poles, and farm buildings.

Another EF-1 tornado caused damage in Johnson and Nemaha counties.

Nemaha County also saw a rain-wrapped tornado, which was categorized as an EF-0.

Another tornado touched down in Jefferson County near Diller.

The rating on that twister is EF-Unknown. That is because a storm chaser captured a brief twister that started south of Highway 8, and it crossed the highway before dissipating. There was no damage caused by the twister.

There were also two tornadoes in Auburn, where Omaha’s Weather Leader was live on Monday, showing you the damage.

READ MORE: Storm leaves widespread damage in Auburn as residents begin cleanup

Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.

NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

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