The June 4, 1955 tornado
F4Ford, Edwards and Pawnee counties, Kansas
An F4 tornado on a 72.2-mile path. It was one of 40 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 4 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happened Part of the outbreak of June 4, 1955: 40 tornadoes in 5 statesF4 tornado · June 4, 1955
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 72.2 mi
- Width up to 100 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Saturday, June 4, 1955
- 5:00 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Osborne County61.9 mi
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.