Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Valley County, Nebraska, April 26, 1962
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.72, -98.78) to the end point (41.72, -98.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 26, 1962, 7:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Nebraska
- Counties
- Valley County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 26, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 1962 | F3 | Oklahoma | 3.6 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1962 | F3 | Texas | 3.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 13 |
| Apr 26, 1962 | F2 | Texas | 4.7 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1962 | F2 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1962 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1962 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.