Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Frontier County, Nebraska, May 18, 1962

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length14.2 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.65, -100.65) to the end point (40.83, -100.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 18, 1962, 1:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Nebraska
Counties: Frontier County, Lincoln County
Path: 14.2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 18, 1962

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 18, 1962	F2	Minnesota	42.4 mi	50 yd	0
May 18, 1962	F1	Colorado	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 18, 1962	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 18, 1962	F1	Iowa	3 mi	50 yd	0
May 18, 1962	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 18, 1962	F1	Minnesota	1.5 mi	10 yd	3
May 18, 1962	F1	Iowa	1.9 mi	200 yd	0
May 18, 1962	F1	Minnesota	2 mi	150 yd	0
May 18, 1962	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 18, 1962	F1	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 18, 1962	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 18, 1962	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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