Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F4 tornado, Custer County, Nebraska, May 30, 1961

RatingF4

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length48.1 mi

Width10 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.62, -99.87) to the end point (41.63, -98.93), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 30, 1961, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F4
States: Nebraska
Counties: Custer County, Valley County
Path: 48.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 30, 1961

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
May 30, 1961	F3	Nebraska	48.1 mi	10 yd
May 30, 1961	F3	Nebraska	48.1 mi	10 yd
May 30, 1961	F1	New Mexico	1 mi	27 yd
May 30, 1961	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 30, 1961	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Custer County
Valley County

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