The June 4, 1955 tornado
F4Osborne, Smith and Thayer counties, Kansas and Nebraska
An F4 tornado on a 61.9-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 path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 61.9 mi
- Width up to 500 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Saturday, June 4, 1955
- 3:20 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Ford County72.2 mi
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.