The May 29, 1962 tornado
F4Holt County, Nebraska
An F4 tornado on a 24.2-mile path. It was one of 8 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · May 29, 1962
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 24.2 mi
- Width up to 300 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Tuesday, May 29, 1962
- 11:40 AM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.