Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Polk County, Nebraska, April 7, 1978
RatingF4
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length8 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.18, -97.42) to the end point (41.30, -97.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 7, 1978, 11:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Nebraska
- Counties
- Polk County, Butler County
- Path
- 8 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 7, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 1978 | F4 | Nebraska | 31.2 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 1978 | F2 | Idaho | 1.5 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 1978 | F2 | Nebraska | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 7, 1978 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 7, 1978 | F1 | Nebraska | 2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 7, 1978 | F0 | Texas | 4.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.