Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lancaster County, Nebraska, May 7, 1997
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.58, -96.73) to the end point (40.55, -96.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 7, 1997, 3:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Nebraska
- Counties
- Lancaster County
- Path
- 4 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 7, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1997 | F0 | Nebraska | 1.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1997 | F0 | Nebraska | 1.8 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1997 | F0 | Nebraska | 2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1997 | F0 | Nebraska | 2.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1997 | F0 | Kansas | 5 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1997 | F0 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1997 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1997 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1997 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1997 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1997 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1997 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1997 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1997 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1997 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 1997 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.