Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Box Butte County, Nebraska, May 14, 1962

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length18.3 mi

Width880 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.32, -103.10) to the end point (42.57, -102.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 14, 1962, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Nebraska
Counties: Box Butte County, Dawes County
Path: 18.3 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 14, 1962

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 14, 1962	F3	Nebraska, South Dakota	53.8 mi	1,760 yd	8
May 14, 1962	F3	South Dakota	70.4 mi	1,760 yd	2
May 14, 1962	F1	California	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 14, 1962	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 14, 1962	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 14, 1962	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 14, 1962	F1	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	1
May 14, 1962	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 14, 1962	F1	Nebraska	0.5 mi	10 yd	0
May 14, 1962	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 14, 1962	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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