Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Clay County, Nebraska, April 15, 1976
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length11.1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.37, -98.10) to the end point (40.38, -97.88), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 15, 1976, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Nebraska
- Counties
- Clay County
- Path
- 11.1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 15, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 1976 | F3 | Texas | 9.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1976 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1976 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1976 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1976 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1976 | F2 | Texas | 5.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1976 | F1 | Wisconsin | 25.2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1976 | F1 | Kansas | 33.4 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 15, 1976 | F1 | Michigan | 4.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1976 | F1 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1976 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 8.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 8.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1976 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1976 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1976 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1976 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1976 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1976 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1976 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.