--- description: Monday's storms have caused damage in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota title: Two Tornadoes Hit Nebraska During Midwest Thunderstorms image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [weather](/tag/weather/) ## weather Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Two Tornadoes Hit Nebraska During Midwest Thunderstorms  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 16, 2014 10:55 PM CUT  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 16, 2014 10:55 PM CUT **Updated: June 16, 2014, 8:22 p.m. E.T.** In a rare meteorological event, [two tornadoes appeared](http://mashable.com/2014/06/16/thunderstorm-twin-tornadoes-outbreak/?utm%5Fcid=mash-com-Tw-main-link "undefined") near a small town in Nebraska, [killing at least one person and injuring many others](http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2014/06/16/tornadoes-severe-weather-nebraska-plains/10634361/ "undefined"), while large thunderstorms raged throughout the Midwest on Monday. The fatality and at least 15 critically injured people were brought to the Faith Regional Medical Center in Norfolk, Neb., the hospital’s director of marketing and public-information officer said, _USA Today_ reports. The dual twisters began near Pilger, Neb., at approximately 4:20 p.m. local time — a little more than an hour after the National Weather Service issued a “Particularly Dangerous Situation” tornado watch for the northeastern portion of the state, _Mashable_ reports. The city has a population of roughly 350 people, according to data from the 2010 Census, and there have been reports of considerable damage and destruction. Hail and high-speed winds have also caused damage throughout the Midwest. The National Weather Service predicted tornado activity last week when data from satellite imagery, weather balloons and other sources showed off-the-charts wind activity and precarious atmospheric conditions in parts of states including Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota. \[[_Mashable_\]](http://mashable.com/2014/06/16/thunderstorm-twin-tornadoes-outbreak/?utm%5Fcid=mash-com-Tw-main-link "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2887456/two-tornadoes-nebraska-midwest-storms/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2887456/two-tornadoes-nebraska-midwest-storms/"},"headline":"Two Tornadoes Hit Nebraska During Midwest Thunderstorms","datePublished":"2014-06-16T22:55:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:27:04.586Z","description":"Monday's storms have caused damage in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota","url":"https://time.com/2887456/two-tornadoes-nebraska-midwest-storms/","keywords":["weather","nebraska","Tornadoes"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/weather/","name":"weather"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2887456/two-tornadoes-nebraska-midwest-storms/","name":"Two Tornadoes Hit Nebraska During Midwest Thunderstorms"}}]}] ```