Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Nemaha County, Nebraska, May 8, 1950
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length8.8 mi
Width467 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.38, -95.80) to the end point (40.28, -95.68), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 8, 1950, 10:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Nebraska
- Counties
- Nemaha County
- Path
- 8.8 miles long, up to 467 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 8, 1950
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1950 | F2 | Kansas | 12.6 mi | 660 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1950 | F2 | Kansas | 6.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 8, 1950 | F2 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1950 | F2 | Kansas | 19.6 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 8, 1950 | F1 | South Dakota | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1950 | F1 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1950 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 8, 1950 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.