Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Buffalo County, Nebraska, May 30, 1971
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length26.7 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.73, -99.38) to the end point (41.05, -99.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 30, 1971, 4:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Nebraska
- Counties
- Buffalo County
- Path
- 26.7 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 30, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 1971 | F2 | Kansas | 7.1 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1971 | F2 | Texas | 3.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1971 | F2 | Kansas | 1.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1971 | F1 | Kansas | 1.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1971 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1971 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1971 | F0 | Nebraska | 22.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1971 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 30, 1971 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1971 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1971 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1971 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1971 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1971 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1971 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1971 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.