SCANNER RECAP June 23, 2023 – Friday

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6:15 pm – rattlesnake bite while golfing

11:56 pm – NSP bringing in anti-venom

Missing Persons

12:37 pm – Partial trauma team activation ETA 10 minutes

3:13 pm – So on a different note tornado watch

5:32 pm – Pic from 3 miles E of Morrill looking west, northeast of Chugwater, tornado on ground, pray!

5:50 pm – Camper, boat and pick up rolled. Heartland express way, Gering FD paged.

6:10 pm – Large tornado on ground wrapped Hawk Springs camp ground, headed east. Moving into Nebraska panhandle

6:14 pm – Lyman tornado warning per scanner traffic

6:18 pm – Hwy 85 is closed it’s public now

6:25 pm – Damage reported near Hawk Springs

6:27 pm – Reports of egg sized hail from Huntley

6:28 pm – Sounds like another one south east of Hawk Springs

6:30 pm – Just announced tornado warning southwest Scotts Bluff County

6:32 pm – I can see the tornado from Morrill

6:34 pm – Around 8pm according to a weather app there is another strong cell that will be forming heading towards Torrington

6:52 pm – Tornado on ground west of Lyman moving east

7:03 pm – Per Region 22 Emergency Management. At the moment, we in Scottsbluff area are under a severe thunderstorm warning. However, the tornado activity is headed our way

7:13 pm – Sirens are going to be going off for hail. They are saying take cover now, 4 inch hail expected Scottsbluff, Gering, Terrytown.

7:15 pm – Scottsbluff Gering Terry town Softball size hail confirmed

7:20 pm – There is big tornado south west of Haig on the ground

7:35 pm – Near Wright, Wyoming at the Antelope Mine, a tornado went through rail cars flipped, buses flipped and missing people.

7:38 pm – Hospital is moving people in hallways!!

7:43 pm – Storm is following the hills on the north side 7 miles south of Gering, large wedge tornado

7:45 pm – power went out at the hospital

7:47 pm – Tennis ball size hail west side of Scottsbluff, Baseball size in Gering

7:50 pm – Tornado on 92, east of Gering

8:18 pm – Another tornado near Lyman

8:35 pm – Another storm is building by Minatare and Morrill

9:01 pm – House toward Minatare. All occupants were able to escape.

9:04 pm – Second round coming

9:35 pm – Northeast of bluffs no power

9:43 pm – State troopers reporting another storm coming now

10:28 pm – Lots of thunder and lighning in Sidney area. Hailing again in Gering now.

11:41 pm – NPPD power outage southeast of Gering…no power since about 8:30…not even for those on the list who need power first…

11:45 pm – my daughter screamed as she saw part of a neighbor’s roof flying towards our house…and then God’s hand just waved it sideways and it all literally went into our pasture…not one piece even came into our yard! Pray for those neighbors, please.

From Storm Chaser Adam Lucio:

Mapping all the tornadoes from the incredible June 23rd Supercell that tracked from Chugwater, WY to Scottsbluff, NE.

The US National Weather Service Cheyenne Wyoming did a great job analyzing all the pics/video/radar data.

The only tornado I am not sure we caught was #7.