Tornado outbreak of June 16–18, 2014

Tornado outbreak of June 16–18, 2014
Twin tornadoes near Pilger, Nebraska on June 16
TypeTornado outbreak
DurationJune 16–18, 2014
Highest winds
Tornadoes
confirmed
76
Max. rating1EF4 tornado
Duration of
tornado outbreak2
2 days, 6 hours, 47 minutes
Largest hail4.25 in (10.8 cm) in diameter in three Nebraska locations on June 17
Fatalities2 fatalities (+1 non-tornadic), 28 injuries
Damage$127.584 million

1Most severe tornado damage; see Enhanced Fujita scale
2Time from first tornado to last tornado

The tornado outbreak of June 16–18, 2014, was a tornado outbreak concentrated in the Great Plains and the Midwestern United States. Two tornadoes also occurred in Ontario. The severe weather event most significantly affected the state of Nebraska, where twin EF4 tornadoes killed two and critically injured twenty others in and around the town of Pilger on the evening of June 16. The two Pilger tornadoes were part of a violent tornado family that produced four EF4 tornadoes and was broadcast live on television. The outbreak went on to produce multiple other strong tornadoes across the northern Great Plains states throughout the next two days.