Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, May 21, 1998
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.93, -103.97) to the end point (41.97, -103.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 21, 1998, 11:03 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Nebraska
- Counties
- Scotts Bluff County
- Path
- 4 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 21, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 1998 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1998 | F1 | Iowa | 0.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1998 | F0 | Wyoming | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1998 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1998 | F0 | Nebraska | 3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1998 | F0 | Nebraska | 3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1998 | F0 | Utah | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1998 | F0 | Utah | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1998 | F0 | Missouri | 0.7 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1998 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1998 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1998 | F0 | Iowa | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1998 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1998 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.