Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F0 tornado, Custer County, Nebraska, May 5, 1971

RatingF0

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.1 mi

Width60 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.38, -99.62) to the end point (41.38, -99.62), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 5, 1971, 2:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F0
States: Nebraska
Counties: Custer County
Path: 0.1 miles long, up to 60 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 5, 1971

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 5, 1971	F3	Iowa	2 mi	400 yd	0	12
May 5, 1971	F3	Oklahoma	37 mi	600 yd	0	0
May 5, 1971	F3	Missouri	3.8 mi	50 yd	0	6
May 5, 1971	F3	Missouri	13.1 mi	70 yd	1	60
May 5, 1971	F3	Missouri	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	12
May 5, 1971	F2	Kansas	1 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 5, 1971	F2	Oklahoma	17 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 5, 1971	F2	Iowa	1 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 5, 1971	F2	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	1
May 5, 1971	F1	Mississippi	5.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 5, 1971	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 5, 1971	F1	Missouri	11 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 5, 1971	F0	Nebraska	8.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 5, 1971	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 5, 1971	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

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