The May 30, 1954 tornado
F4Platte, Madison, Stanton and Wayne counties, Nebraska
An F4 tornado on a 29.9-mile path that killed 6 and injured 23. It was one of 2 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · May 30, 1954
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 29.9 mi
- Width up to 400 yards
- Killed
- 6
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 23
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Sunday, May 30, 1954
- 8:00 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.