Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Phelps County, Nebraska, October 16, 1998
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length24 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.45, -99.57) to the end point (40.75, -99.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 16, 1998, 5:12 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Nebraska
- Counties
- Phelps County, Buffalo County
- Path
- 24 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 16, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 1998 | F3 | Kansas | 26 mi | 1,300 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 1998 | F0 | Nebraska | 3.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16, 1998 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.