The April 5, 1954 tornado
F4Atchison and Page counties, Iowa and Missouri
An F4 tornado on a 6.3-mile path that injured 2. It was one of 9 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · April 5, 1954
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 6.3 mi
- Width up to 900 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 2
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Monday, April 5, 1954
- 5:00 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.