Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F0 tornado, Custer County, Nebraska, October 18, 1971

RatingF0

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length15.6 mi

Width200 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.27, -100.18) to the end point (41.48, -100.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: October 18, 1971, 1:20 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F0
States: Nebraska
Counties: Custer County
Path: 15.6 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on October 18, 1971

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Oct 18, 1971	F2	South Dakota	2.3 mi	367 yd	0	0
Oct 18, 1971	F1	Arizona	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Custer County

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