Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Dodge County, Nebraska, May 7, 1962
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries5
Length1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.60, -96.50) to the end point (41.60, -96.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 7, 1962, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Nebraska
- Counties
- Dodge County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 7, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1962 | F3 | Iowa | 10 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1962 | F2 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1962 | F2 | Iowa | 4.9 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1962 | F2 | Illinois | 7.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1962 | F2 | Illinois | 7.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1962 | F1 | Iowa | 0.3 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1962 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.