The May 8, 1965 tornado
F4Howard, Greeley, Wheeler and Antelope counties, Nebraska
An F4 tornado on a 78.9-mile path. It was one of 38 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 7 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happened Part of the outbreak of May 8, 1965: 38 tornadoes in 8 statesF4 tornado · May 8, 1965
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 78.9 mi
- Width up to 10 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Saturday, May 8, 1965
- 4:25 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F5, Tripp County30.1 mi
- F4, Madison County4 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.