Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Gage County, Nebraska, May 8, 1996
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries15
Length9.5 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.28, -96.82) to the end point (40.30, -96.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 8, 1996, 7:44 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Nebraska
- Counties
- Gage County
- Path
- 9.5 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 15 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 8, 1996
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1996 | F2 | Indiana | 5.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1996 | F2 | Kentucky | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 8, 1996 | F1 | Indiana | 4.5 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1996 | F1 | Indiana | 0.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1996 | F1 | Indiana | 2 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1996 | F1 | Kentucky | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 7 |
| May 8, 1996 | F1 | Nebraska | 7 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1996 | F1 | Nebraska | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1996 | F1 | Nebraska | 2.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1996 | F1 | Missouri | 5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1996 | F0 | Illinois | 15.8 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1996 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1996 | F0 | Indiana | 0.7 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1996 | F0 | Ohio | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1996 | F0 | Ohio | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1996 | F0 | Ohio | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 1996 | F0 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.