Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Custer County, Nebraska, May 12, 1970
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.40, -99.63) to the end point (41.40, -99.63), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 12, 1970, 5:20 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Nebraska
- Counties
- Custer County
- Near the path
- Broken Bow (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 12, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 1970 | F2 | Ohio | 14.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1970 | F2 | Texas | 6.8 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1970 | F2 | Iowa | 5.9 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1970 | F1 | Iowa | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1970 | F1 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1970 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1970 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.