Nebraska, 1996

Tornado in Nebraska, July 16, 1996

July 16, 1996 · NWS GID · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A severe thunderstorm moved across northern Nance county and produced a brief touchdown by a weak tornado in open country.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
$50,000
Events
1

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What happened

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A severe thunderstorm moved across northern Nance county and produced a brief touchdown by a weak tornado in open country.

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1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Nance

When
July 16, 5:17 PM CST
Where
Nance County, 4 mi NW of Genoa
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
20 yd
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
41.480, -97.780

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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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: 5561368.