The tornado outbreak of June 4, 1955

40 tornadoesKansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and 2 more states

40 tornadoes touched down across 5 states between 12:00 PM and 10:52 PM CST, 4 of them rated F3 or stronger.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · June 4, 1955

How the day unfolded

Every tornado recorded that day, at its logged touchdown time and along its path, with the counties it crossed.

About this replay

Central time—Historical replay — logged touchdown times

Tornadoes—of 40 that day

Strongest so far—

Killed—in tornadoes so far

The day’s milestones

Tornado pathsWider and brighter with the rating; F3 and stronger glow

On the groundEach grows from its logged touchdown time

Counties crossedLit as a tornado reaches them, brighter for F3 or stronger

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database (touchdown times, ratings, start and end points) and Storm Events Database (segment paths and times for the notable tornadoes that have record pages). SPC logs the touchdown time only; other paths are drawn at a typical forward speed of 35 mph. Times are Central Standard Time.

The day in numbers

Tornadoes: 40; on Saturday, June 4, 1955
F3 or stronger: 4; 2 rated F4 or F5
Killed: 0; Along all the paths
Injured: 0; Along all the paths
Path miles: 534; All the paths end to end
First and last: 12:00 PM to 10:52 PM; Touchdowns, Central Standard Time

Hour by hour

Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Standard Time.

Every tornado

In order of touchdown. 2 have a record page, linked from the rating.

Tornadoes of June 4, 1955

12:00 PM	F1	Trego County KS	0.1	10
12:20 PM	F0	Lincoln County CO	0.1	10
1:20 PM	F0	Wallace County KS	0.1	10
2:30 PM	F0	Logan County KS	6.9	10
2:30 PM	F0	Logan County KS	6.9	10
3:20 PM	F4	Osborne County, Smith County and 1 more KS, NE	61.9	500
3:30 PM	F0	Smith County KS	0.1	10
4:30 PM	F2	Brown County TX	2.0	100
5:00 PM	F4	Ford County, Edwards County and 1 more KS	72.2	100
5:00 PM	F1	Ford County, Edwards County and 1 more KS	72.2	10
5:00 PM	F1	Ford County, Edwards County and 1 more KS	72.2	10
5:00 PM	F1	Ford County, Edwards County and 1 more KS	72.2	10
5:00 PM	F1	Ford County, Edwards County and 1 more KS	72.2	10
5:00 PM	F1	Ford County, Edwards County and 1 more KS	72.2	10
5:30 PM	F0	Ness County KS	0.1	10
6:30 PM	F3	Stafford County KS	6.8	400
6:30 PM	F1	Stafford County KS	0.1	10
6:30 PM	F0	Stafford County KS	0.1	10
6:30 PM	F1	Stafford County KS	0.1	10
6:30 PM	F0	Stafford County KS	0.1	10
6:30 PM	F0	Stafford County KS	0.1	10
6:30 PM	F0	Stafford County KS	0.1	10
6:30 PM	F0	Stafford County KS	0.1	10
6:30 PM	F0	Stafford County KS	0.1	10
6:30 PM	F0	Stafford County KS	0.1	10
6:30 PM	F0	Stafford County KS	0.1	10
7:00 PM	F1	Thayer County NE	0.1	10
7:00 PM	F2	Caddo County OK	0.1	300
7:00 PM	F1	Rice County KS	0.1	10
7:00 PM	F1	Rice County KS	0.1	10
7:35 PM	F0	Ottawa County KS	0.1	10
7:38 PM	F0	Graham County KS	0.1	10
7:38 PM	F0	Graham County KS	0.1	10
7:40 PM	F3	Rice County KS	5.9	200
7:45 PM	F0	Clay County KS	0.1	10
8:30 PM	F1	Woods County OK	2.0	100
9:25 PM	F0	Washington County NE	0.3	10
10:00 PM	F1	Major County OK	5.9	300
10:43 PM	F0	Seward County KS	0.1	10
10:52 PM	F0	Seward County KS	0.1	10

By state

Tornadoes by state, June 4, 1955

Kansas	33	4
Oklahoma	3	0
Nebraska	2	0
Colorado	1	0
Texas	1	0

Tornadoes in 1955 · On this date in other years · The biggest outbreak days

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. A day is SPC’s calendar date in Central Standard Time; an outbreak day here has 40 or more tornadoes, or 6 or more rated F3/EF3 or stronger.