The June 8, 1950 tornado
F4Rice and McPherson counties, Kansas
An F4 tornado on a 17.1-mile path that killed 1 and injured 5. It was one of 1 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · June 8, 1950
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 17.1 mi
- Width up to 700 yards
- Killed
- 1
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 5
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Thursday, June 8, 1950
- 8:10 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.