Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Valley County, Nebraska, May 28, 1959

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries2

Length6.4 mi

Width250 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.40, -99.22) to the end point (41.45, -99.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 28, 1959, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Nebraska
Counties: Valley County
Path: 6.4 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 2 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 28, 1959

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
May 28, 1959	F2	Iowa	2.3 mi	100 yd
May 28, 1959	F2	Iowa	1 mi	150 yd
May 28, 1959	F2	Kansas	2.3 mi	100 yd
May 28, 1959	F1	Iowa	1 mi	150 yd
May 28, 1959	F1	Wisconsin	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 28, 1959	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 28, 1959	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 28, 1959	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	100 yd
May 28, 1959	F1	Nebraska	0.2 mi	10 yd
May 28, 1959	F0	Minnesota	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 28, 1959	F0	Georgia	0.6 mi	20 yd
May 28, 1959	F0	Wisconsin	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 28, 1959	F0	Wisconsin	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 28, 1959	F0	Wisconsin	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 28, 1959	F0	Wisconsin	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 28, 1959	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 28, 1959	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.