Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Gage County, Nebraska, July 6, 1978
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.02, -96.77) to the end point (40.02, -96.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 6, 1978, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Nebraska
- Counties
- Gage County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 6, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 1978 | F2 | Nebraska | 4.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 6, 1978 | F2 | Iowa | 14.2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 6, 1978 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 6, 1978 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.