The multi-day severe weather outbreak that battered South Dakota and Florida has spread into Nebraska, where the Storm Prediction Center confirmed a new tornado touchdown 3 miles northwest of Hubbell, expanding the outbreak’s footprint to a third state in the past 24 hours.
The SPC’s latest 48-hour survey counts seven confirmed tornadoes across Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota, alongside 101 large hail reports and 509 damaging wind reports nationwide — figures that underscore how widespread the severe weather has become even as the tornado threat itself has largely passed. Seven weather alerts remained active across the three states as of Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
South Dakota continues to account for the bulk of confirmed twisters, with touchdowns verified 6 miles south and 2 miles east of Gann Valley, and 17 miles west-southwest and 13 miles west of Wessington Springs. Those confirmations came after National Weather Service survey teams examined damage paths in the hours following the storms, part of the same system that earlier this week produced tornadoes across the Midwest and mid-Atlantic before pushing west into the Dakotas and, now, south into Nebraska.
The shift into Nebraska marks a change from Friday’s outbreak, which centered on South Dakota and Florida with Iowa also affected. Iowa is no longer listed among today’s confirmed-tornado states, while Nebraska’s addition suggests the severe weather corridor has moved southwest along the storm track. The National Weather Service has not indicated whether additional tornado surveys are pending in the region.
With 509 damaging wind reports logged in the same 48-hour window, wind damage — not tornadoes — represents the most widespread impact of the outbreak by far. The National Weather Service continues to survey affected communities for structural damage, downed trees and power outages tied to both the tornadoes and the broader wind and hail activity across the outbreak’s path.
Forecasters have not indicated whether the severe threat will continue to expand geographically in the coming days. The National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center are continuing to monitor the system as it moves through the central Plains, with residents in Nebraska, South Dakota and Florida urged to stay alert for follow-up watches or warnings as survey work continues and any residual instability moves through the region.