Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Dakota County, Nebraska, August 17, 2001
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length1.5 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.45, -96.57) to the end point (42.43, -96.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 17, 2001, 4:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Nebraska
- Counties
- Dakota County
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 17, 2001
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2001 | F1 | Iowa | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 2001 | F1 | Iowa | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 2001 | F1 | Iowa | 6.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 2001 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 5 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 2001 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 2001 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 2001 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 2001 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 2001 | F0 | Iowa | 4 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 2001 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 2001 | F0 | Iowa | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.