The June 7, 1953 tornado
F4Sherman and Valley counties, Nebraska
An F4 tornado on a 15.0-mile path that killed 11 and injured 0. It was one of 34 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · June 7, 1953
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 15.0 mi
- Width up to 440 yards
- Killed
- 11
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Sunday, June 7, 1953
- 3:15 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.