Nebraska, 1996

Tornado in Nebraska, August 4, 1996

August 4, 1996 · NWS GLD · 1 event in 1 county or zone

TORNADO MOVED GARAGE THREE FEET, BLEW DOWN TREES, AND UPSET FUEL TANK.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS GLD wrote it up.

TORNADO MOVED GARAGE THREE FEET, BLEW DOWN TREES, AND UPSET FUEL TANK.

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:13 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Dundy

When
August 4, 7:55 PM MST to 7:58 PM MST
Where
Dundy County, 3 mi W of Parks
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
40.050, -101.770

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5558970.