Pilger Twin Tornadoes Print (2014)

THE PILGER TWIN EF4 TORNADOES JUNE 16, 2014

One of the rarest, most hypnotic dual twister events in severe weather history.

On June 16, 2014, Stanton County, Nebraska, witnessed an exceedingly rare meteorological event: two simultaneous, violent EF4 tornadoes tracking less than a mile apart. Born from a single supercell that underwent a dramatic storm split, both twin tornadoes maintained parallel paths, tearing across the landscape at equal velocity. This high-resolution map traces the physical paths and severe atmospheric dynamics of this historic twin occurrence.