Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Jefferson County, Nebraska, April 28, 1956
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length39.3 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.25, -97.38) to the end point (40.48, -96.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 28, 1956, 1:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Nebraska
- Counties
- Jefferson County, Saline County, Gage County
- Path
- 39.3 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 28, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1956 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1956 | F2 | Oklahoma | 27.9 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1956 | F1 | Missouri | 2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1956 | F1 | Oklahoma | 35.4 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1956 | F1 | Illinois | 4.7 mi | 10 yd | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1956 | F0 | Kansas | 2.3 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1956 | F0 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.