Extreme damage at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Troester from the tornado
Meteorological history
Formed
May 5, 1964
F5 tornado
on the Fujita scale
Highest winds
>261 mph (420 km/h)
Overall effects
Fatalities
4[1]
Injuries
50[1]
Damage
>$3 million (1964 USD)[2] (Hamilton County only)
Areas affected
Adams, Clay, Hamilton, York, Polk, and Antelope Counties, Nebraska
Part of the tornado outbreaks of 1964
On May 5, 1964, a violent and long-tracked tornado most commonly known as the Bradshaw tornado struck Adams, Clay, Hamilton, York, Polk, and Antelope Counties in Nebraska.[1][3] The damage in the village of Bradshaw was extreme enough that the National Weather Service assigned a Fujita scale rating of F5 to the tornado.[4][3]
^ abcRobert M. White (United States Weather Bureau); Luther H. Hodges (United States Department of Commerce); United States Department of Commerce; United States Weather Bureau (May 1964). "Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena". Storm Data. 6 (5). United States Department of Commerce: 46.
^Cite error: The named reference NWS Hastings Poster was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ abNational Weather Service in Hastings, Nebraska. "May 5, 1964: F5 Tornado Tracks From Adams To Butler County". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
^Storm Prediction Center. "F5 and EF5 Tornadoes of the United States". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
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