Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Frontier County, Nebraska, September 11, 1978
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length22.5 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.60, -100.00) to the end point (40.92, -99.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 11, 1978, 3:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Nebraska
- Counties
- Frontier County, Dawson County
- Path
- 22.5 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 11, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 1978 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11, 1978 | F1 | North Dakota | 1 mi | 133 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11, 1978 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.