The June 27, 1951 tornado
F4Trego County, Kansas
An F4 tornado on a 0.8-mile path that killed 5 and injured 100. It was one of 7 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · June 27, 1951
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 0.8 mi
- Width up to 300 yards
- Killed
- 5
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 100
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Wednesday, June 27, 1951
- 12:10 AM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.