The August 13, 1952 tornado
F4Saunders and Cass counties, Nebraska
An F4 tornado on a 26.7-mile path that injured 20. It was one of 2 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · August 13, 1952
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 26.7 mi
- Width up to 110 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 20
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Wednesday, August 13, 1952
- 7:00 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.