Nebraska, 1996

Tornado in Nebraska, June 19, 1996

June 19, 1996 · NWS LBF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

TORNADO ON THE GROUND FOR 3 MILES. THREE FARMSTEADS HEAVILY DAMAGED.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$1.0 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS LBF wrote it up.

TORNADO ON THE GROUND FOR 3 MILES. THREE FARMSTEADS HEAVILY DAMAGED. THREE HEAD OF LIVESTOCK KILLED. HEAVY DAMAGE TO LARGE POWER TRANSMISSION LINE. CENTER PIVOT IRRIGAION SYSTEM DESTROYED.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Holt

When
June 19, 1:28 PM CST to 1:40 PM CST
Where
Holt County, O Neill to 8 mi NW of O Neill
Rating
F2
Path length
3 mi
Path width
350 yd
Property damage
$1.0 million
Coordinates
42.520, -98.770

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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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: 5550442.