Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Dixon County, Nebraska, May 30, 1959
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.27, -96.85) to the end point (42.27, -96.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 30, 1959, 9:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Nebraska
- Counties
- Dixon County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 30, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 1959 | F3 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1959 | F2 | Nebraska | 26.8 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 2 |
| May 30, 1959 | F1 | Connecticut | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1959 | F1 | Nebraska | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1959 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1959 | F1 | Iowa | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.