Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Custer County, Nebraska, September 20, 1955
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length8.5 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.65, -99.38) to the end point (41.73, -99.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 20, 1955, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Nebraska
- Counties
- Custer County
- Path
- 8.5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 20, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 1955 | F2 | South Dakota | 1.3 mi | 177 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1955 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1955 | F1 | Nebraska | 12.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 1955 | F1 | Nebraska | 5.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.