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The Nebraska governor's office estimated a damage toll of $150–200 million (1975 USD; equivalent to $0.8–1.1 billion in 2023), making the tornado the costliest tornado in U.S. history and the costliest natural disaster in Nebraska history at the time. [12]
Here it is estimated that the tornado reached F3 strength. After passing just northwest of Clatonia, the tornado became violent and moved through Hallam at 8:35 pm CDT, where damage reached high-end F4 in intensity. At Hallam, the tornado was a record-breaking 2.5 miles (4.0 km) wide, making it the widest tornado ever recorded at the time.
Tornado outbreak sequence of May 14–31, 1962; 1964 Central Nebraska tornado; Early May 1965 tornado outbreak; Tornado outbreak sequence of June 1966; Tornado outbreak of August 6, 1969; Tornado outbreak sequence of June 10–16, 1970; 1975 Omaha tornado outbreak; 1979 Red River Valley tornado outbreak; 1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak
As the 136mph tornado ripped through their home, ... Royce and Roger Slatten’s home was completely destroyed as a tornado swept through Elkhorn, Nebraska (CNN) ... (and worst) Food.
Tied with the 2011 Super Outbreak for fourth-deadliest US tornado outbreak. Produced numerous violent tornadoes in the Southern United States and Great Plains, including an F5 tornado in Nebraska. One long-track tornado killed 143 people alone in Louisiana and Mississippi. See, e.g., Wilmer, Louisiana. (≥34 significant, ≥6 violent, ≥13 ...
Destructive tornadoes ripped through parts of Nebraska, levelling homes and businesses in the suburbs of Omaha – while millions of people in the central United States warned that more severe ...
A series of tornadoes hit Nebraska and Iowa on Friday, leveling homes and wreaking havoc in the Midwest. Elkhorn, a neighborhood of Omaha, was most severely impacted, with hundreds of homes ...
The tornadoes in Grand Island, Nebraska killed five, injured 200, and caused an estimated more than $285 million ($1.02 billion 2022 USD) in damage. In Nebraska, tornado warnings allowed people to get to safety in time, which prevented a higher death toll. The South Locust Street area in Grand Island was hardest hit, struck by the fifth tornado ...