Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Custer County, Nebraska, July 20, 1972
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length32.8 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.48, -99.60) to the end point (41.70, -99.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 20, 1972, 2:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Nebraska
- Counties
- Custer County, Valley County
- Path
- 32.8 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 20, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 1972 | F2 | Michigan | 0.8 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 20, 1972 | F2 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1972 | F2 | Nebraska | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1972 | F1 | Nebraska | 14 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1972 | F1 | Wisconsin | 3.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1972 | F0 | Kansas | 0.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1972 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.