The June 13, 2001 tornado
F4Seward County, Nebraska
An F4 tornado on a 8.0-mile path that injured 2. It was one of 40 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happened Part of the outbreak of June 13, 2001: 40 tornadoes in 8 statesF4 tornado · June 13, 2001
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 8.0 mi
- Width up to 400 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 2
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Wednesday, June 13, 2001
- 6:45 PM CST
The National Weather Service account
Written by the local Weather Service office after its damage survey.
A slow moving tornado tracked from south of Seward to just east of town with a total track length of 8 miles. The tornado was caught on film by several chasers. The tornado destroyed an entire farmstead and a propane and anhydrous ammonia tank farm and machine shed. Several vehicles were tumbled and tossed into a field across from the farm house. The tornado was at its maximum intensity at the farmstead it destroyed. Northeast of highway 34 the tornado struck several sheds and barns.
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.