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This page documents all tornadoes confirmed by various weather forecast offices of the National Weather Service in the United States from April to June 1954. Further discussion can be found at Tornadoes of 1954.
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This page documents all tornadoes confirmed by various weather forecast offices of the National Weather Service in the United States from April to June 1954. Further discussion can be found at Tornadoes of 1954.
| F# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max. width | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F2 | NNW of Holyrood | Ellsworth | KS | 38°37′N98°25′W / 38.62°N 98.42°W | 06:40–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 10 yards (9.1 m) | A strong tornado unroofed a shed. A portion of the roof was tossed over a house and left atop power lines. Losses were unknown. Tornado researcher Thomas P. Grazulis did not list the tornado as an F2 or stronger. [3] [4] [5] |
| F1 | Southern Brighton | Adams | CO | 39°59′N104°49′W / 39.98°N 104.82°W | 19:00–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 17 yards (16 m) | A tornado struck and damaged the roof of a house. Losses totaled $250. [6] [7] [5] |
| F2 | Gettysburg to Bonneauville to McSherrystown to Hanover | Adams, York | PA | 39°50′N77°14′W / 39.83°N 77.23°W | 22:30–23:00 | 13.3 miles (21.4 km) | 500 yards (460 m) | This large, low-end F2 tornado, accompanied by high winds and heavy rain, hit multiple populated areas, causing $25,000 in damage. In Gettysburg the tornado damaged trees, utility wires, and small structures, clogging streets with debris and causing three vehicles to collide. Between McSherrystown and Hanover the tornado damaged TV antennae on 600 homes; one of the homes was unroofed as well. In the same area wires, chimneys, and trees were extensively impacted, as were storefront windows, unfinished walls, a pair of barn doors, and a barn. [8] [9] [5] |
| F2 | ESE of Collyer | Trego | KS | 39°03′N100°06′W / 39.05°N 100.1°W | 00:45–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 10 yards (9.1 m) | A strong tornado caused $25,000 in damage on a pair of farmsteads to the east-southeast and east of Collyer. Grazulis did not list the tornado as an F2 or stronger. [3] [10] [5] |
| F# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max. width | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | Council Bay | La Crosse, Trempealeau | WI | 44°00′N91°15′W / 44°N 91.25°W | 21:25–? | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | A tornado struck Camp Decorah, causing $2,500 in damage. Trees, utility lines, power poles, and a small cabin were destroyed or downed. A 40-foot-tall (12 m) tree was found 60 ft (18 m) from its original location. NCEI lists the path as extending from north of Holmen to north-northwest of Stevenstown. [11] [12] |
| F1 | SSW of Clinton | Custer | OK | 35°28′N99°00′W / 35.47°N 99°W | 21:30–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 10 yards (9.1 m) | A weak tornado, attended by 1+1⁄2-inch-diameter (3.8 cm) hail, caused $30 in damage. Only a single farmstead was impacted. [13] [12] |
| F1 | N of North Andover | Grant | WI | 42°50′N90°48′W / 42.83°N 90.8°W | 22:00–? | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | A tornado blew a chicken coop across a road, partly unroofed a barn, and unroofed a weigh house. A main barn incurred partial collapse of its end as well. Losses totaled $2,500. NCEI lists the path as extending from north-northeast of Five Points to northwest of Lancaster. [14] [12] |
| F2 | N of Miller | Lyon | KS | 38°04′N95°59′W / 38.07°N 95.98°W | 22:20–? | 1 mile (1.6 km) | 20 yards (18 m) | A funnel-less but strong tornado, coincident with golfball-sized hail, uplifted a roof, shifted a barn, and downed several trees. Losses totaled $2,500. Grazulis did not list the tornado as an F2 or stronger. NCEI incorrectly lists this tornado as having occurred southeast of Lamont, in Greenwood County. [3] [15] [16] |
| F2 | SW of Royal to NW of Cornell | Clay | IA | 43°03′N95°18′W / 43.05°N 95.3°W | 23:23–? | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) | 10 yards (9.1 m) | Several funnel clouds were observed with this strong tornado touching down and damaging structures near Rossie. Losses totaled $250. Grazulis did not list the tornado as an F2 or stronger. [3] [17] [16] |
| F0 | E of Carnegie | Caddo | OK | 35°06′N98°33′W / 35.1°N 98.55°W | 00:00–00:05 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | 50 yards (46 m) | A brief tornado touched down in an open field with no damage being reported. [18] [16] |
| F1 | N of New Liberty | Scott | IA | 41°45′N90°53′W / 41.75°N 90.88°W | 01:30–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 10 yards (9.1 m) | A tornado struck a farmstead, damaging outbuildings and killing a cow. Losses totaled $2,500. No funnel cloud was seen, but a "roaring" sound was heard. [19] [16] |
| F# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max. width | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | Antioch | Garvin | OK | 34°44′N97°24′W / 34.73°N 97.40°W | 08:00–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | A tornado damaged a trio of homes. Losses totaled $25,000. [20] [16] |
| F1 | Westover | Clearfield | PA | 40°45′N78°40′W / 40.75°N 78.67°W | 20:00–? | 1 mile (1.6 km) | 67 yards (61 m) | A tornado moved directly through Westover, tossing goods off shelves in grocery stores, rocking buildings, smashing windows, and downing trees and wires. Losses totaled $250. [21] [16] |
| F1 | SSW of Luther | Howard | TX | 32°25′N101°28′W / 32.42°N 101.47°W | 20:00–? | 2 miles (3.2 km) | 17 yards (16 m) | A tornado did slight damage in mostly open fields. Losses were unknown. [22] [23] |
| F2 | Adena | Jefferson | OH | 40°13′N80°53′W / 40.22°N 80.88°W | 23:55–? | 1 mile (1.6 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | A strong tornado damaged a garage, three outbuildings, 12 homes, fuel tanks, plate glass, automobiles, chimneys, and trees. A man was injured in an apartment above the garage and losses totaled $250,000. Grazulis did not list the tornado as an F2 or stronger. [8] [24] [25] |
| F0 | Lake Creek | Greer | OK | 35°02′N99°25′W / 35.03°N 99.42°W | 00:30–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | A brief tornado killed or injured poultry and damaged chicken coops. Losses totaled $2,500. [26] [25] |
| F2 | Ballinger to SW of Rowena | Runnels | TX | 31°44′N99°57′W / 31.73°N 99.95°W | 00:30–? | 11.5 miles (18.5 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | A tornado moved southwestward from Ballinger. It unroofed or otherwise damaged five homes. A garage was shifted and unroofed, windows were shattered, and a chicken coop was wrecked. Losses were unknown. The NCEI lists the endpoint as south-southeast of Olfen. [8] [27] [25] |
| F# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max. width | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | W of Vidalia | Concordia | LA | 31°33′N91°30′W / 31.55°N 91.50°W | 12:30–? | 0.5 miles (0.80 km) | 50 yards (46 m) | A funnel was observed damaging several homes. Losses totaled $25,000. [28] [25] |
| F1 | S of Des Arc | Prairie | AR | 34°55′N91°30′W / 34.92°N 91.50°W | 18:30–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | The funnel from this tornado was observed from Letchworth. No damage was reported. [29] [1] |
| F0 | NE of Atomic City | Butte | ID | 43°30′N112°43′W / 43.50°N 112.72°W | 19:20–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | A tornado affected open country at the National Reactor Testing Station. Losses totaled $30. [6] [30] [31] |
| F1 | NW of Cayote | Bosque | TX | 31°47′N97°28′W / 31.78°N 97.47°W | 23:00–? | 2 miles (3.2 km) | 100 yards (91 m) | A tornado shifted a home, severed an electrical wire, destroyed a pair of outbuildings, and unroofed a barn. Losses were unknown. NCEI listed one injury, but not the Climatological Data National Summary. [32] [31] |
| F1 | Kendrick (1st tornado) | Alcorn | MS | 34°55′N88°35′W / 34.92°N 88.58°W | 01:00–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | This tornado and the following were a pair. Losses totaled $2,500. [6] [33] [31] |
| F1 | Kendrick (2nd tornado) | Alcorn | MS | 34°55′N88°35′W / 34.92°N 88.58°W | 01:00–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | This tornado and the preceding were a pair. Losses totaled $2,500. [34] [31] |
| F2 | Walkertown | Hardin | TN | 35°11′N88°15′W / 35.18°N 88.25°W | 01:15–01:30 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | 300 yards (270 m) | A brief but strong tornado unroofed a home and destroyed a store. A number of vehicles were damaged as well, along with the roofs of 25 other homes. Four people were injured and losses totaled $250,000. This and the preceding two tornadoes may have been part of the same storm. [8] [35] [31] |
| F2 | WNW of Fairview | Itawamba | MS | 34°22′N88°20′W / 34.37°N 88.33°W | 01:30–? | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) | 10 yards (9.1 m) | A strong tornado destroyed a home and unroofed another. Two people were injured and losses totaled $25,000. [8] [36] [31] |
| F# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max. width | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | Norton to Hatchel | Runnels | TX | 31°51′N99°57′W / 31.85°N 99.95°W | 20:50–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | A brief tornado destroyed sheep enclosures and hurled a barn onto a house, damaging the latter. A woman was tossed by the wind and injured as a result. Losses were unknown. [37] [31] |
| F2 | NW of Roll to S of Vici | Roger Mills, Ellis,Dewey | OK | 35°48′N99°45′W / 35.80°N 99.75°W | 21:00–? | 33.3 miles (53.6 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | A strong tornado skipped over rural countryside, tearing up a segment of blacktop near Arnett, before destroying various outbuildings and barns on five farmsteads. Losses totaled $25,000. [8] [38] [31] |
| F1 | Amorita | Alfalfa | OK | 36°40′N98°18′W / 36.67°N 98.30°W | 21:30–? | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) | 100 yards (91 m) | A brief tornado damaged a farmstead. Losses totaled $2,500. [39] [31] |
| F1 | E of Hawley to W of Phantom Hill | Jones | TX | 32°37′N99°45′W / 32.62°N 99.75°W | 22:40–? | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) | 17 yards (16 m) | Unknown [40] |
| F1 | W of Camargo to Cestos | Dewey | OK | 36°06′N99°12′W / 36.10°N 99.20°W | 23:30–? | ≥0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | This tornado damaged several outbuildings. Losses totaled $30. The Climatological Data National Summary listed a loss of $900 and a 4-mile-long (6.4 km) path. [41] [42] |
| F2 | SSE of Loyal | Kingfisher | OK | 35°56′N98°06′W / 35.93°N 98.10°W | 00:45–? | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) | 100 yards (91 m) | This tornado struck four farmsteads, destroying a barn. Two people were injured and losses totaled $25,000. [8] [43] [42] |
| F0 | NE of Valley Center | Sedgwick | KS | 37°50′N97°22′W / 37.83°N 97.37°W | 01:15–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | This tornado briefly touched down over open country. Losses were unknown. [44] [42] |
| F2 | W of Yukon | Canadian | OK | 35°30′N97°48′W / 35.50°N 97.80°W | 03:00–? | 2 miles (3.2 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | This tornado affected four farms. Losses were unknown. Grazulis did not list the tornado as an F2 or stronger. [8] [45] [42] |
| F1 | E of Lawton | Comanche | OK | 34°36′N98°18′W / 34.60°N 98.30°W | 03:45–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 20 yards (18 m) | A brief tornado produced minimal damage. Losses totaled $30. [46] [42] |
| F# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max. width | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F0 | SW of Liberty | Montgomery | KS | 37°18′N95°42′W / 37.30°N 95.70°W | 05:00–? | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) | 50 yards (46 m) | This tornado damaged six farms. Losses totaled $2,500. Only a "loud roar" was perceived, not a funnel cloud. NCEI incorrectly lists the touchdown as south-southeast of Sycamore. [47] [42] |
| F1 | NNE of Fairy to SSW of Iredell | Hamilton | TX | 31°51′N97°59′W / 31.85°N 97.98°W | 06:30–? | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) | 880 yards (800 m) | This tornado damaged 22 structures. Television antennae and windmills were downed as well. Losses totaled $25,000. [48] [49] |
| F1 | NE of Maxwell | Pontotoc | OK | 34°55′N96°49′W / 34.92°N 96.82°W | 07:00–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | This tornado damaged three farmsteads. Losses totaled $2,500. [50] [49] |
| F1 | S of Kyle to WSW of Lytton Springs | Hays, Caldwell | TX | 29°59′N97°53′W / 29.98°N 97.88°W | 11:37–? | 15 miles (24 km) | 67 yards (61 m) | A tornado damaged homes, outbuildings, TV antennas, and a gin. Losses totaled $250,000. [51] [49] |
| F3 | S of Carlson to Beyersville to Gause to SSE of Grapeland | Travis, Williamson, Milam, Robertson, Leon, Houston | TX | 30°25′N97°27′W / 30.42°N 97.45°W | 12:10–? | 139.9 miles (225.1 km) | 880 yards (800 m) | See section on this tornado – Six people were injured and losses totaled $500,000. Grazulis listed the tornado as an F2. [8] [52] [53] [54] [49] |
| F2 | Northrup to Carmine to La Bahia to WSW of Union Hill | Lee, Fayette, Washington | TX | 30°06′N96°58′W / 30.10°N 96.97°W | 12:30–? | 15.8 miles (25.4 km) | 880 yards (800 m) | This large, relatively weak tornado wrecked barns and unroofed homes near Northrup and west of Ledbetter. The tornado reportedly caused some damage near Serbin as well, but besides Northrup only directly impacted two other communities, Carmine and La Bahia. Two people were injured and losses totaled $275,000. According to Grazulis, this tornado only affected Lee County; the rest of its path likely consisted of one or more separate, weaker tornadoes. [8] [55] [56] [49] |
| F2 | S of Bryan | Brazos | TX | 30°38′N96°20′W / 30.63°N 96.33°W | 13:30–? | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) | 67 yards (61 m) | This tornado damaged a couple of churches and destroyed a few homes. Losses were unknown. NCEI lists the touchdown as southeast of Bryan. [8] [57] [49] |
| F2 | NNE of Groveton to Beulah to NNE of San Augustine | Trinity, Angelina, Nacogdoches,San Augustine | TX | 31°04′N95°07′W / 31.07°N 95.12°W | 14:00–? | 68.8 miles (110.7 km) | 883 yards (807 m) | This large, long-lived tornado family mostly generated weak spin-ups, except in Angelina County, at Beulah, where a rural school collapsed and a nearby home was unroofed. A pair of teachers and a few students at the school were hospitalized. In all, there were 25 injuries and $750,000 in losses. Neither Grazulis nor the Climatological Data National Summary included Nacogdoches County, though NCEI does and the official linear segment passes through the county. [8] [58] [59] [60] [49] |
| F3 | Southeastern Hugo | Choctaw | OK | 34°00′N95°31′W / 34.00°N 95.52°W | 15:30–? | 1 mile (1.6 km) | 150 yards (140 m) | An intense tornado moved northeastward through Hugo, causing extensive damage across 20 square blocks. At least 100 homes were leveled with 50 others being obliterated and swept away, leaving only a bare slab behind. About 200 phones were knocked out of service, trees were snapped, and utility lines were downed. There were 12 injuries, including one man that suffered serious back and chest injuries when his house collapsed around him, and $250,000 in damage. Grazulis listed the tornado as a low-end F3. [61] [8] [62] [49] |
| F3 | Southern Lone Star, TX to Bodcaw, AR | Morris (TX), Cass (TX), Miller (AR), Lafayette (AR), Nevada (AR) | TX, AR | 32°55′N94°43′W / 32.92°N 94.72°W | 16:00–18:00 | 86.3 miles (138.9 km) | 50 yards (46 m) | This intense, long-tracked tornado first destroyed or severely damaged five structures at Lone Star. It then unroofed a barn and tore a home off its foundation in Atlanta. A pair of barns and a home were also damaged at Bloomburg. After crossing into Arkansas, the tornado caused further damage to property at Fouke and Bodcaw. One person was injured and losses totaled $52,500. Grazulis did not list the tornado as an F2 or stronger. [63] [64] [65] [66] [67] |
| F3 | SW of College Hill, TX to Hot Springs, AR | Bowie (TX), Little River (AR), Sevier (AR),Howard (AR), Pike (AR), Hot Spring (AR), Garland (AR) | TX, AR | 33°24′N94°38′W / 33.40°N 94.63°W | 16:30–18:54 | 111.6 miles (179.6 km) | 1,760 yards (1,610 m) | See section on this tornado – Two people were injured and losses totaled $775,000. Grazulis listed the tornado as an F2. [63] [68] [69] [70] [71] [67] |
| F1 | W of Stigler | Haskell | OK | 35°15′N95°10′W / 35.25°N 95.17°W | 16:45–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | This brief tornado damaged a rural schoolhouse. Losses totaled $2,500. [72] [1] |
| F1 | Southern Fort Smith | Sebastian | AR | 35°20′N94°25′W / 35.33°N 94.42°W | 17:10–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | This tornado damaged a number of trees and structures at Cavanaugh. Losses totaled $2,500. [73] [1] |
| F3 | SSW of Natural Dam to Greenland to Harris to Goshen | Crawford, Washington | AR | 35°38′N94°24′W / 35.63°N 94.40°W | 17:55–18:25 | 40.7 miles (65.5 km) | 440 yards (400 m) | This long-tracked tornado destroyed or damaged chicken coops near Goshen. One person was injured and losses totaled $1 million. Grazulis did not list the tornado as an F2 or stronger. [74] [75] [76] [77] [78] [1] |
| F1 | S of Atkins | Pope | AR | 35°14′N92°56′W / 35.23°N 92.93°W | 18:00–? | 0.5 miles (0.80 km) | 50 yards (46 m) | A tornado was confirmed near Atkins, although no damage information is available. [79] |
| F1 | Hartman to W of Clarksville | Johnson | AR | 35°27′N93°35′W / 35.45°N 93.58°W | 18:30–? | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) | 100 yards (91 m) | This tornado extensively damaged farmland, affecting chicken coops and poultry. Losses totaled $25,000. NCEI lists the path as extending from north of Hinkle to the northern outskirts of Clarksville, passing through Shady Grove. [80] [1] |
| F1 | S of Pasley to N of Smalleys Corner | Barry | MO | 36°35′N93°54′W / 36.58°N 93.90°W | 19:00–? | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) | 50 yards (46 m) | This tornado occurred between Roaring River State Park and Cassville. Outbuildings, small machinery, and trees were damaged or shredded. Losses totaled $25,000. [81] [1] |
| F2 | Negreet to SE of Many | Sabine | LA | 31°30′N93°36′W / 31.50°N 93.60°W | 19:30–? | 16.7 miles (26.9 km) | 100 yards (91 m) | 1 death – This strong tornado destroyed a barn and home, scattering their debris for 100 yd (300 ft). Six homes nearby were damaged as well. The body of the dead was found "wrapped around a fencepost." Six people were injured and losses totaled $25,000. [74] [82] [1] |
| F0 | Southwestern Bartow | Polk | FL | 27°53′N81°51′W / 27.88°N 81.85°W | 20:00–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | This tornado damaged a pair of roofs. Losses totaled $2,500. [83] [84] |
| F2 | E of Versailles to W of Excelsior | Morgan | MO | 38°26′N92°50′W / 38.43°N 92.83°W | 20:00–? | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) | 400 yards (370 m) | This tornado destroyed outbuildings, barns, and a two-story home. Losses totaled at least $30. Both the Climatological Data National Summary and Grazulis listed one injury, that of a woman struck by airborne debris. Grazulis also noted $45,000 in losses. [74] [85] [1] |
| F1 | N of Royal | Winn | LA | 32°00′N92°27′W / 32°N 92.45°W | 20:30–? | 0.5 miles (0.80 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | Losses totaled $25,000. [86] |
| F2 | W of Driftwood to Beech Grove | Lawrence, Greene | AR | 35°58′N91°16′W / 35.97°N 91.27°W | 21:15–22:00 | 38.8 miles (62.4 km) | 100 yards (91 m) | This tornado wrecked barns and caused severe damage to roofing and porches. It tracked through Arbor Grove, the northwestern part of Hoxie, and Walnut Ridge before ending at Beech Grove. Losses totaled $25,000. [74] [87] [84] |
| F2 | E of Franklin to SSW of Lowden | Lee, Henry, Des Moines, Louisa, Muscatine, Cedar | IA | 40°40′N91°30′W / 40.67°N 91.50°W | 21:15–? | 85.2 miles (137.1 km) | 200 yards (180 m) | 1 death – This long-tracked tornado family damaged at least 20 farmsteads, unroofing a pair of homes. One or more barns and a chicken coop were destroyed as well. Nine people were injured and losses totaled $275,000. The NCEI only lists a single injury and no fatality, but both the Climatological Data National Summary and Grazulis list the fatality and nine injuries. Grazulis split the event into twin F2 tornadoes with 18-mile (29 km) and 20-mile-long (32 km) paths, respectively. [74] [88] [89] [84] |
| F2 | NNE of Riggs to SSE of Clark City | Boone, Audrain, Monroe, Shelby, Lewis, Clark | MO | 39°12′N92°20′W / 39.20°N 92.33°W | 21:15–? | 89.6 miles (144.2 km) | 100 yards (91 m) | Another long-tracked tornado family impacted at least 34 farmsteads, damaging or destroying numerous outbuildings, several homes, and at least three barns. The tornado passed through or near Holliday, Granville, Steffenville, and Lewistown. Losses totaled $75,000. [74] [90] [91] [92] [84] |
| F2 | Northern West Monroe | Ouachita | LA | 32°32′N92°09′W / 32.53°N 92.15°W | 21:30–? | 1 mile (1.6 km) | 67 yards (61 m) | This tornado destroyed a home and a water plant. Other structures were badly damaged as well. One person was injured and losses totaled $250,000. [74] [93] [84] |
| F2 | Northern Williamsburg to E of Delaware | Iowa, Benton, Linn, Delaware | IA | 41°40′N92°00′W / 41.67°N 92.00°W | 01:00–? | 65.8 miles (105.9 km) | 200 yards (180 m) | This long-tracked tornado produced its main damage southeast of Ryan. Losses were unknown. Grazulis did not list the tornado as an F2 or stronger. [63] [94] [84] |
| F4 | W of Toddville to Eastern Garber to SSW of Harpers Ferry | Linn, Buchanan, Delaware, Clayton, Allamakee | IA | 42°06′N91°45′W / 42.10°N 91.75°W | 01:00–02:30 | 80.4 miles (129.4 km) | 200 yards (180 m) | This long-tracked tornado leveled homes between Alburnett and Lafayette. Other homes were unroofed and barns were destroyed southwest of Manchester. A farmstead near Dundee was stripped of its outbuildings, a barn, and a kitchen. Business establishments and homes were ripped apart and unroofed in Garber as well. Losses were unknown. The tornado was listed by Grazulis as a family of at least four tornadoes, with seven injuries. [74] [95] [84] |
| F2 | Monticello to SSE of Dyersville | Jones, Delaware, Dubuque | IA | 42°13′N91°12′W / 42.22°N 91.20°W | 01:05–01:30 | 16.6 miles (26.7 km) | 50 yards (46 m) | This tornado wrecked barns and outbuildings on eight farmsteads, primarily between Worthington and Dyersville. Losses were unknown. [74] [96] [84] |
| F2 | NNE of Lamont | Buchanan | IA | 42°38′N91°38′W / 42.63°N 91.63°W | 01:30–? | 1 mile (1.6 km) | 200 yards (180 m) | A farm was obliterated, except for its farmhouse. Seven farmsteads sustained damage in Buchanan County. Losses were unknown. [74] [97] [84] |
| F1 | E of Pulaski to SW of Forest | Scott | MS | 32°16′N89°35′W / 32.27°N 89.58°W | 04:00–? | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | This tornado struck only forested land in the Bienville National Forest. Losses were unknown. [98] [99] |
From April 2–3, 1956, a large, deadly tornado outbreak affected the Great Plains, parts of the South, and the upper Midwest in the contiguous United States, especially the Great Lakes region. The outbreak produced at least 55 tornadoes, including an F5 that devastated the Grand Rapids metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Michigan on April 3. It was one of three tornadoes to move across southwest Lower Michigan on that day. A fourth tornado struck north of the Manistee area, in the northern part of the peninsula. The Hudsonville–Standale tornado killed 18 and injured 333. It remains the fourth deadliest tornado on record in Michigan and is the most recent F5 on record there. Several other deadly, intense, long-tracked tornadoes also occurred during the outbreak. In addition to the fatalities in Kansas, Oklahoma, Michigan and Berlin, Wisconsin, three people were killed in Tennessee, one person in Kentucky and two more people in Wisconsin. In total, 39 were killed during the entire event.
On August 6, 1969, a destructive tornado outbreak affected portions of the Upper Midwest—principally north-central Minnesota. The severe weather event generated 14 confirmed tornadoes, killed 15 people, and caused 109 injuries. To date, the outbreak remains the deadliest on record in the North Woods region of Minnesota. It is also known as the 1969 Minnesota tornado outbreak and the 1969 North Woods tornado outbreak. The most destructive tornado of the outbreak was a 33-mile-long (53 km) violent F4 that leveled miles of timberland and farmland across portions of Crow Wing, Cass, and Aitkin counties in Minnesota, killing at least 12 people and injuring 70 others.
From May 19–22, 1957, a tornado outbreak took place across the US Central Plains. A total of 59 tornadoes were reported from Colorado to the Mississippi Valley. The most destructive tornado of the severe weather event—likely part of a long-lived family—was rated at F5, the highest level, and is often called the Ruskin Heights tornado, after the site of its worst damage, a suburb and housing development in southern Kansas City, Missouri. Additionally, a powerful F4 tornado virtually destroyed Fremont, Missouri, claiming seven lives, and an F3 tornado killed eight others in and near Belgrade, Missouri. A pair of F4s—one in Minnesota, the other in Kansas—also neared F5 intensity. In all, 59 people were killed during the outbreak, including 44 in the Ruskin Heights tornado.
A destructive severe weather episode affected portions of the Midwestern and Southern United States from April 30–May 2, 1967. It consisted of two consecutive tornado outbreaks that generated at least 38 tornadoes, causing 13 fatalities and 90 injuries. All of the deaths occurred on April 30, which is known as the 1967 Iowa–Minnesota tornado outbreak, or Black Sunday, to residents of Iowa and southern Minnesota. That day spawned a total of 21 tornadoes, devastating the towns of Albert Lea and Waseca, Minnesota.
On Monday, April 8, 1957, a widespread tornado outbreak struck the Southeastern United States, particularly the Carolinas, and was responsible for seven deaths and 203 injuries across the region. Most of the activity occurred on either side of the Piedmont, including portions of the Cumberland Plateau. At least 18 tornadoes occurred, including several long-tracked tornado families, one of which included a violent tornado that was retroactively rated F4 on the Fujita scale; activity lasted 211⁄12 hours. Besides tornadoes, the outbreak also generated other severe weather phenomena such as large hail.
On May 24–25, 1957, a tornado outbreak primarily affected the Western High Plains, Central Great Plains, and Central Oklahoma/Texas Plains of the United States. 45 tornadoes touched down over the area, most of which took place across northern and western Texas, in addition to southern Oklahoma. Overall activity initiated over eastern New Mexico and spread northeastward as far as southwestern Wisconsin. The strongest tornado, which occurred in southern Oklahoma on May 24, was assigned a rating of F4 near Lawton. Anomalously, some tornadoes touched down during the early morning hours, rather than late afternoon or early evening, when daytime heating typically peaks.
On March 21–22, 1952, a severe tornado outbreak generated eight violent tornadoes across the Southern United States, causing 209 fatalities—50 of which occurred in a single tornado in Arkansas. In addition, this tornado outbreak is the second deadliest on record to ever affect the state of Tennessee, with 66 of the fatalities associated with this outbreak occurring in the state; this is only surpassed by the 90 fatalities from a tornado outbreak in 1909, and in terms of fatalities is well ahead of both the 1974 Super Outbreak and the Super Tuesday tornado outbreak, each of which resulted in 45 and 31 fatalities, respectively. The severe weather event also resulted in the fourth-largest number of tornado fatalities within a 24-hour period since 1950. To date this was considered the most destructive tornado outbreak in Arkansas on record.
A deadly tornado outbreak devastated parts of Louisiana and Tennessee on February 11–13, 1950. The outbreak covered about a day and a half and produced numerous tornadoes, mostly from East Texas to the lower Mississippi Valley, with activity concentrated in Texas and Louisiana. Most of the deaths occurred in Louisiana and Tennessee, where tornadoes killed 25 and 9 people, respectively. Several long-lived tornado families struck the Red River region of northwestern Louisiana, especially the Shreveport–Bossier City area. One of the tornadoes attained violent intensity, F4, on the Fujita scale and caused eight deaths, including six at the Shreveport Holding and Reconsignment Depot near Barksdale Air Force Base. It remains one of the top ten deadliest tornadoes on record in the state of Louisiana, in tenth place. Also in Louisiana, two other destructive tornadoes on parallel paths killed 16. Seven additional deaths occurred across the border in East Texas. Nine people died in a tornado in western Tennessee as well. In all, the entire outbreak killed at least 41 people and left 228 injured. Also, several long-tracked tornadoes recorded in the outbreak likely contained more, shorter-lived tornadoes.
On Thursday, September 29, 1927, an outbreak of at least 15 significant tornadoes, including three F3 tornadoes, killed at least 82 people in the Central United States, particularly in Missouri and Illinois. The outbreak affected a broad expanse of the Midwestern and Southern United States, including Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana. The deadliest tornado was an estimated F3 which affected portions of Greater St. Louis, killing at least 79 people and injuring at least 550 others. The tornado narrowly missed Downtown St. Louis, striking north of the central business district before crossing the Mississippi River.
Hurricane Isbell spawned one of the most significant tornado outbreaks to strike the Miami metropolitan area on October 14, 1964. It produced at least nine confirmed, and possibly as many as 17, tornadoes, four of which were rated significant (F2) on the Fujita scale. Although there were no fatalities, 48 people were injured and losses totaled $560,250. The most damaging of the tornadoes was an estimated F2 that injured 22 people at a mobile home park in Briny Breezes, causing $250,000 in losses.
On November 7–8, 1957, a significant tornado outbreak affected portions of the Southern United States, particularly the Golden Triangle of Southeast Texas and parts of Acadiana in Louisiana. The severe weather event inflicted 12 deaths and more than 200 injuries, especially in the vicinity of Beaumont and Port Arthur, Texas. The most intense tornado of the outbreak, retrospectively rated F4 on the Fujita scale, struck the town of Orange, Texas, killing one person, injuring 81 others, and causing $11⁄2 million in losses. The deadliest tornado of the outbreak was an F3 that killed four people northwest of Carencro, Louisiana. The costliest tornado of the outbreak, also rated F3, caused $2.3 million in losses in the town of Groves, Texas, killing a few people there. Other intense tornadoes occurred as far east as Mississippi and North Carolina. In all, at least 28 tornadoes were confirmed, yet others were likely present as well.
On October 3–4, 1964, Hurricane Hilda and its remnants generated a tornado outbreak over portions of the Southeastern United States. The outbreak, which yielded at least 12 confirmed tornadoes, killed 22 people and injured 175 others. Most of the casualties occurred as a result of the 1964 Larose tornado that devastated the northern outskirts of Larose, Louisiana, becoming the deadliest hurricane-generated tornado on record since 1900 and one of only two violent tornadoes (F4+) recorded in the southern Gulf Coast region of Louisiana. The tornado was also one of only two F4s known to have been produced by a tropical cyclone, the other having occurred during Hurricane Carla on September 12, 1961.
Several destructive tornadoes struck the Southeastern United States, primarily along and east of the Lower Mississippi Valley, on February 13, 1952. Multiple intense tornadoes touched down throughout the day, three of which were killers. The deadliest and most destructive tornado of the outbreak was a violent F4 that touched down in south-central Tennessee, killing three people and injuring 44 others. A similarly destructive tornado—albeit of weaker, F2 intensity—formed from the same storm as the preceding F4 and became the second costliest of the outbreak. Another intense tornado affected the Mississippi embayment near Manila, Arkansas, injuring five people, and a pair of deadly F3s in Alabama claimed a combined two lives. In all, the outbreak killed five people and injured 102 others.
From April 5–8, 1954, a tornado outbreak sequence affected portions of the Central and Southern United States, primarily the Upper Midwest. The U.S. states of Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin were hardest hit by tornadoes. The first day of the severe weather event featured three intense tornadoes along the Missouri–Iowa border, including a long-tracked F4 that obliterated rural farmsteads. The deadliest tornado of the sequence, retroactively rated F3, struck Illinois a few days later, killing one person and injuring 13 others. Other strong tornadoes hit Kansas, Indiana, Michigan, and Georgia during the sequence. In all, the event resulted in 22 injuries.
On March 24–25, 1954, a small-but-intense tornado outbreak affected portions of the Central and Southern United States, killing two people and injuring 11. The outbreak generated 18 significant tornadoes, including a deadly, violent event, retroactively rated F4, in Texas County, Missouri. Another intense tornado, rated F3, injured two people in a rural part of Barry County, also in Missouri. An F2 tornado in Benton County, Missouri, injured four. In addition, an F1 tornado in Collin County, North Texas—in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex—injured four more. At least four tornadoes also occurred in or near Greater St. Louis, causing locally extensive damage, and a quartet of strong tornadoes hit Oklahoma, with a few more F2s striking Arkansas.
Carlson is an unincorporated community in Travis County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 61 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
From May 20–22, 1949, a large-scale tornado outbreak affected portions of the continental United States, killing several dozen people and injuring hundreds more. Generating at least 66 tornadoes, the severe weather event produced 51 or more significant—F2 or stronger—tornadoes, half a dozen of which were retroactively rated F4 by tornado expert Thomas P. Grazulis. One of the largest on record prior to the start of official data in 1950, the outbreak included many tornado families and unrecorded or weak tornadoes, so its actual total was likely considerably higher than noted here. Newspaper headlines mentioned an "army" of tornadoes in Kansas on May 20. More than 100 tornadoes in all, mainly weak, may have formed over the Great Plains that day; Grazulis was able to find 40 just in Kansas "with little effort".