Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F4 tornado, Osborne County, Kansas, June 4, 1955

RatingF4
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length61.9 mi
Width500 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.52, -98.53) to the end point (40.02, -97.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
June 4, 1955, 3:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F4
States
Kansas, Nebraska
Counties
Osborne County, Smith County, Thayer County
Path
61.9 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on June 4, 1955

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Jun 4, 1955F4Kansas72.2 mi100 yd00
Jun 4, 1955F3Kansas6.8 mi400 yd00
Jun 4, 1955F3Kansas5.9 mi200 yd00
Jun 4, 1955F2Texas2 mi100 yd00
Jun 4, 1955F2Oklahoma0.1 mi300 yd00
Jun 4, 1955F1Kansas0.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 4, 1955F1Kansas72.2 mi10 yd00
Jun 4, 1955F1Kansas72.2 mi10 yd00
Jun 4, 1955F1Kansas72.2 mi10 yd00
Jun 4, 1955F1Kansas72.2 mi10 yd00
Jun 4, 1955F1Kansas72.2 mi10 yd00
Jun 4, 1955F1Kansas0.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 4, 1955F1Kansas0.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 4, 1955F1Nebraska0.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 4, 1955F1Kansas0.1 mi10 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.