Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Dixon County, Nebraska, July 28, 1986
RatingF4
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length52.5 mi
Width73 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.68, -96.97) to the end point (42.18, -96.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 28, 1986, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Nebraska, Iowa
- Counties
- Dixon County, Dakota County, Woodbury County, Monona County
- Path
- 52.5 miles long, up to 73 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 28, 1986
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 1986 | F2 | South Dakota | 6 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 28, 1986 | F2 | South Dakota | 3.5 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 28, 1986 | F2 | South Dakota | 1.9 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 28, 1986 | F2 | Iowa | 4 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 28, 1986 | F1 | South Dakota | 1.5 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 28, 1986 | F1 | Iowa | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 28, 1986 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 28, 1986 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 28, 1986 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 28, 1986 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 28, 1986 | F0 | Alabama | 4 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 28, 1986 | F0 | Iowa | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.