The May 18, 1951 tornado
F4Young County, Texas
An F4 tornado on a 2.0-mile path that killed 2 and injured 100. It was one of 4 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · May 18, 1951
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 2.0 mi
- Width up to 200 yards
- Killed
- 2
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 100
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Friday, May 18, 1951
- 3:45 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.