Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Sarpy County, Nebraska, May 6, 1975
RatingF4
Deaths3
Injuries133
Length8 mi
Width267 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.17, -96.07) to the end point (41.28, -96.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 6, 1975, 3:33 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Nebraska
- Counties
- Sarpy County, Douglas County
- Path
- 8 miles long, up to 267 yards wide
- Casualties
- 3 deaths, 133 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 6, 1975
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1975 | F4 | Nebraska | 4.1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1975 | F3 | Nebraska | 44.8 mi | 90 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1975 | F3 | Nebraska | 15.9 mi | 167 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 6, 1975 | F2 | Louisiana | 5.6 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 6, 1975 | F2 | Iowa | 12.8 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1975 | F2 | Iowa | 10.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1975 | F1 | Maryland | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1975 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1975 | F0 | South Dakota | 12.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1975 | F0 | Nebraska | 5.4 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1975 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1975 | F0 | Nebraska | 3.4 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1975 | F0 | Nebraska | 3 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.