The May 30, 1961 tornado
F4Custer and Valley counties, Nebraska
An F4 tornado on a 48.1-mile path. It was one of 6 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · May 30, 1961
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 48.1 mi
- Width up to 10 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Tuesday, May 30, 1961
- 5:00 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.