National Weather Service confirms 26 tornadoes from Friday

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The National Weather Service has confirmed 26 tornadoes from severe weather that impacted the state on Friday. Eight of the 26 were rated EF-U, meaning that no damage was observed from the tornado, so therefore no wind speed could be estimated from that tornado. The remaining 18 included 4 EF-0 tornadoes, 10 EF-1 tornadoes, and 4 EF-2 tornadoes.

You can see tracks of all 26 tornadoes in the image gallery below.

NWS offices across the state issued a total of 50 tornado warnings on Friday, which is a single day record according to data from Daryl Herzmann and the IEM. Through the first half of May, a total of 64 tornado warnings have been issued across the state - the most since May of 2004, when 131 tornado warnings were issued for the entire month.

For complete information regarding Friday’s severe weather and an even more detailed look at tornado reports, you can find them at the local NWS offices in Omaha, Hastings, and North Platte.

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