Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Lincoln County, Nebraska, May 17, 2000

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries2

Length11.5 mi

Width1,000 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.95, -100.37) to the end point (41.03, -100.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 17, 2000, 4:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Nebraska
Counties: Lincoln County
Path: 11.5 miles long, up to 1,000 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 2 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 17, 2000

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
May 17, 2000	F1	Colorado	0.2 mi	50 yd
May 17, 2000	F1	Colorado	0.2 mi	50 yd
May 17, 2000	F1	Colorado	0.2 mi	50 yd
May 17, 2000	F1	Nebraska	2 mi	50 yd
May 17, 2000	F1	Colorado	0.2 mi	50 yd
May 17, 2000	F1	Colorado	0.2 mi	50 yd
May 17, 2000	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 17, 2000	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 17, 2000	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 17, 2000	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 17, 2000	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 17, 2000	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 17, 2000	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 17, 2000	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 17, 2000	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 17, 2000	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 17, 2000	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 17, 2000	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 17, 2000	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 17, 2000	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 17, 2000	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 17, 2000	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 17, 2000	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 17, 2000	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 17, 2000	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 17, 2000	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 17, 2000	F0	Nebraska	2 mi	50 yd
May 17, 2000	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 17, 2000	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	n/a
May 17, 2000	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 17, 2000	F0	Nebraska	0.2 mi	30 yd

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Lincoln County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.