Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Newton County, Indiana, May 31, 1954
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.77, -87.45) to the end point (40.77, -87.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 31, 1954, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Newton County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 31, 1954
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1954 | F2 | Missouri | 21 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1954 | F2 | Illinois | 24.2 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 31, 1954 | F2 | Kansas | 48.6 mi | 210 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1954 | F2 | Kansas | 48.6 mi | 210 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1954 | F2 | Michigan | 9.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1954 | F2 | Michigan | 0.3 mi | 110 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1954 | F2 | Kansas | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1954 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1954 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1954 | F1 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1954 | F1 | Michigan | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1954 | F1 | Michigan | 1.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1954 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1954 | F0 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.