The June 29, 1961 tornado
F4Dawson County, Montana
An F4 tornado on a 15.9-mile path that injured 1. It was one of 4 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · June 29, 1961
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 15.9 mi
- Width up to 10 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 1
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Thursday, June 29, 1961
- 5:15 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.