Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, May 27, 1985
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length48 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.75, -103.65) to the end point (41.22, -103.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 27, 1985, 4:08 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Nebraska
- Counties
- Scotts Bluff County, Banner County, Cheyenne County
- Path
- 48 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 27, 1985
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1985 | F1 | Michigan | 4.9 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1985 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 27, 1985 | F1 | Ohio | 1.5 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1985 | F1 | Colorado | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1985 | F1 | Colorado | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1985 | F1 | Colorado | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.