Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Cottle County, Texas, June 1, 1954
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries14
Length13.4 mi
Width267 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.02, -100.30) to the end point (33.87, -100.15), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 1, 1954, 7:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Cottle County
- Near the path
- Paducah (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 13.4 miles long, up to 267 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 14 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 1, 1954
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 1954 | F3 | Texas | 5.9 mi | 50 yd | 1 | 4 |
| Jun 1, 1954 | F3 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Jun 1, 1954 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 1, 1954 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 1, 1954 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 1, 1954 | F2 | Kentucky | 16.4 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 1, 1954 | F2 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Jun 1, 1954 | F2 | Pennsylvania | 3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 1, 1954 | F2 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 1, 1954 | F2 | Texas | 8.3 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 1, 1954 | F2 | Texas | 1.9 mi | 133 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 1, 1954 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 1, 1954 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 1, 1954 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 1, 1954 | F0 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.