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A long-lived and destructive tornado outbreak sequence struck the Great Plains, Mississippi Valley, and Southeast from late-April into early-May, 1954. 100 tornadoes were confirmed, including three violent F4 tornadoes. Four people killed, 165 others were injured, and there was $19.433 million (1954 USD) in damage.[nb 2][nb 3][nb 4]
Type | Tornado outbreak |
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Duration | April 25 – May 3, 1954 |
Tornadoes confirmed | 100 confirmed[1] |
Max. rating1 | F4 tornado |
Duration of tornado outbreak2 | 9 days, 16 hours, 20 minutes |
Fatalities | 4 fatalities, 165 injuries |
Damage | $19.433 million (1954 USD)[nb 1][2] |
Areas affected | Midwestern and Southeastern United States |
Part of the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 1954 1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale 2Time from first tornado to last tornado |
FU | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
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0 | 11 | 39 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 100* |
F# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start coord. |
Time (UTC) | Path length | Max. width | Summary |
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F2 | NNW of Holyrood | Ellsworth | KS | 38.62°N 98.42°W | 06:40–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 10 yards (9.1 m) | A strong tornado unroofed a shed. A portion of the roof was tossed over a house and left atop power lines. Losses were unknown. Tornado researcher Thomas P. Grazulis did not list the tornado as an F2 or stronger.[16][17][18] |
F1 | Southern Brighton | Adams | CO | 39.98°N 104.82°W | 19:00–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 17 yards (16 m) | A tornado struck and damaged the roof of a house. Losses totaled $250.[19][20][18] |
F2 | Gettysburg to Bonneauville to McSherrystown to Hanover | Adams, York | PA | 39.83°N 77.23°W | 22:30–23:00 | 13.3 miles (21.4 km) | 500 yards (460 m) | This large, low-end F2 tornado, accompanied by high winds and heavy rain, hit multiple populated areas, causing $25,000 in damage. In Gettysburg the tornado damaged trees, utility wires, and small structures, clogging streets with debris and causing three vehicles to collide. Between McSherrystown and Hanover the tornado damaged TV antennae on 600 homes; one of the homes was unroofed as well. In the same area wires, chimneys, and trees were extensively impacted, as were storefront windows, unfinished walls, a pair of barn doors, and a barn.[21][22][18] |
F2 | ESE of Collyer | Trego | KS | 39.05°N 100.1°W | 00:45–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 10 yards (9.1 m) | A strong tornado caused $25,000 in damage on a pair of farmsteads to the east-southeast and east of Collyer. Grazulis did not list the tornado as an F2 or stronger.[16][23][18] |
F# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start coord. |
Time (UTC) | Path length | Max. width | Summary |
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F1 | Council Bay | La Crosse, Trempealeau | WI | 44°N 91.25°W | 21:25–? | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | A tornado struck Camp Decorah, causing $2,500 in damage. Trees, utility lines, power poles, and a small cabin were destroyed or downed. A 40-foot-tall (12 m) tree was found 60 ft (18 m) from its original location. NCEI lists the path as extending from north of Holmen to north-northwest of Stevenstown.[24][25] |
F1 | SSW of Clinton | Custer | OK | 35.47°N 99°W | 21:30–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 10 yards (9.1 m) | A weak tornado, attended by 1+1⁄2-inch-diameter (3.8 cm) hail, caused $30 in damage. Only a single farmstead was impacted.[26][25] |
F1 | N of North Andover | Grant | WI | 42.83°N 90.8°W | 22:00–? | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | A tornado blew a chicken coop across a road, partly unroofed a barn, and unroofed a weigh house. A main barn incurred partial collapse of its end as well. Losses totaled $2,500. NCEI lists the path as extending from north-northeast of Five Points to northwest of Lancaster.[27][25] |
F2 | N of Miller | Lyon | KS | 38.07°N 95.98°W | 22:20–? | 1 mile (1.6 km) | 20 yards (18 m) | A funnel-less but strong tornado, coincident with golfball-sized hail, uplifted a roof, shifted a barn, and downed several trees. Losses totaled $2,500. Grazulis did not list the tornado as an F2 or stronger. NCEI incorrectly lists this tornado as having occurred southeast of Lamont, in Greenwood County.[16][28][29] |
F2 | SW of Royal to NW of Cornell | Clay | IA | 43.05°N 95.3°W | 23:23–? | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) | 10 yards (9.1 m) | Several funnel clouds were observed with this strong tornado touching down and damaging structures near Rossie. Losses totaled $250. Grazulis did not list the tornado as an F2 or stronger.[16][30][29] |
F0 | E of Carnegie | Caddo | OK | 35.1°N 98.55°W | 00:00–00:05 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | 50 yards (46 m) | A brief tornado touched down in an open field with no damage being reported.[31][29] |
F1 | N of New Liberty | Scott | IA | 41.75°N 90.88°W | 01:30–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 10 yards (9.1 m) | A tornado struck a farmstead, damaging outbuildings and killing a cow. Losses totaled $2,500. No funnel cloud was seen, but a "roaring" sound was heard.[32][29] |
F# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start coord. |
Time (UTC) | Path length | Max. width | Summary |
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F1 | Antioch | Garvin | OK | 34.73°N 97.40°W | 08:00–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | A tornado damaged a trio of homes. Losses totaled $25,000.[33][29] |
F1 | Westover | Clearfield | PA | 40.75°N 78.67°W | 20:00–? | 1 mile (1.6 km) | 67 yards (61 m) | A tornado moved directly through Westover, tossing goods off shelves in grocery stores, rocking buildings, smashing windows, and downing trees and wires. Losses totaled $250.[34][29] |
F1 | SSW of Luther | Howard | TX | 32.42°N 101.47°W | 20:00–? | 2 miles (3.2 km) | 17 yards (16 m) | A tornado did slight damage in mostly open fields. Losses were unknown.[12][35] |
F2 | Adena | Jefferson | OH | 40.22°N 80.88°W | 23:55–? | 1 mile (1.6 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | A strong tornado damaged a garage, three outbuildings, 12 homes, fuel tanks, plate glass, automobiles, chimneys, and trees. A man was injured in an apartment above the garage and losses totaled $250,000. Grazulis did not list the tornado as an F2 or stronger.[21][36][37] |
F0 | Lake Creek | Greer | OK | 35.03°N 99.42°W | 00:30–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | A brief tornado killed or injured poultry and damaged chicken coops. Losses totaled $2,500.[38][37] |
F2 | Ballinger to SW of Rowena | Runnels | TX | 31.73°N 99.95°W | 00:30–? | 11.5 miles (18.5 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | A tornado moved southwestward from Ballinger. It unroofed or otherwise damaged five homes. A garage was shifted and unroofed, windows were shattered, and a chicken coop was wrecked. Losses were unknown. The NCEI lists the endpoint as south-southeast of Olfen.[21][39][37] |
F# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start coord. |
Time (UTC) | Path length | Max. width | Summary |
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F1 | W of Vidalia | Concordia | LA | 31.55°N 91.50°W | 12:30–? | 0.5 miles (0.80 km) | 50 yards (46 m) | A funnel was observed damaging several homes. Losses totaled $25,000.[40][37] |
F1 | S of Des Arc | Prairie | AR | 34.92°N 91.50°W | 18:30–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | The funnel from this tornado was observed from Letchworth. No damage was reported.[41][14] |
F0 | NE of Atomic City | Butte | ID | 43.50°N 112.72°W | 19:20–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | A tornado affected open country at the National Reactor Testing Station. Losses totaled $30.[19][42][43] |
F1 | NW of Cayote | Bosque | TX | 31.78°N 97.47°W | 23:00–? | 2 miles (3.2 km) | 100 yards (91 m) | A tornado shifted a home, severed an electrical wire, destroyed a pair of outbuildings, and unroofed a barn. Losses were unknown. NCEI listed one injury, but not the Climatological Data National Summary.[44][43] |
F1 | Kendrick (1st tornado) | Alcorn | MS | 34.92°N 88.58°W | 01:00–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | This tornado and the following were a pair. Losses totaled $2,500.[19][45][43] |
F1 | Kendrick (2nd tornado) | Alcorn | MS | 34.92°N 88.58°W | 01:00–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | This tornado and the preceding were a pair. Losses totaled $2,500.[46][43] |
F2 | Walkertown | Hardin | TN | 35.18°N 88.25°W | 01:15–01:30 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | 300 yards (270 m) | A brief but strong tornado unroofed a home and destroyed a store. A number of vehicles were damaged as well, along with the roofs of 25 other homes. Four people were injured and losses totaled $250,000. This and the preceding two tornadoes may have been part of the same storm.[21][47][43] |
F2 | WNW of Fairview | Itawamba | MS | 34.37°N 88.33°W | 01:30–? | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) | 10 yards (9.1 m) | A strong tornado destroyed a home and unroofed another. Two people were injured and losses totaled $25,000.[21][48][43] |
F# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start coord. |
Time (UTC) | Path length | Max. width | Summary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F1 | Norton to Hatchel | Runnels | TX | 31.85°N 99.95°W | 20:50–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | A brief tornado destroyed sheep enclosures and hurled a barn onto a house, damaging the latter. A woman was tossed by the wind and injured as a result. Losses were unknown.[49][43] |
F2 | NW of Roll to S of Vici | Roger Mills, Ellis, Dewey | OK | 35.80°N 99.75°W | 21:00–? | 33.3 miles (53.6 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | A strong tornado skipped over rural countryside, tearing up a segment of blacktop near Arnett, before destroying various outbuildings and barns on five farmsteads. Losses totaled $25,000.[21][50][43] |
F1 | Amorita | Alfalfa | OK | 36.67°N 98.30°W | 21:30–? | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) | 100 yards (91 m) | A brief tornado damaged a farmstead. Losses totaled $2,500.[51][43] |
F1 | E of Hawley to W of Phantom Hill | Jones | TX | 32.62°N 99.75°W | 22:40–? | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) | 17 yards (16 m) | A tornado was spotted on the ground north of Abilene with no damage being reported. The CDNS report incorrectly placed the tornado occurred in Taylor County.[52] |
F1 | W of Camargo to Cestos | Dewey | OK | 36.10°N 99.20°W | 23:30–? | ≥0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | This tornado damaged several outbuildings. Losses totaled $30. The Climatological Data National Summary listed a loss of $900 and a 4-mile-long (6.4 km) path.[53][54] |
F2 | SSE of Loyal | Kingfisher | OK | 35.93°N 98.10°W | 00:45–? | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) | 100 yards (91 m) | This tornado struck four farmsteads, destroying a barn. Two people were injured and losses totaled $25,000.[21][55][54] |
F0 | NE of Valley Center | Sedgwick | KS | 37.83°N 97.37°W | 01:15–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | This tornado briefly touched down over open country. Losses were unknown.[56][54] |
F2 | W of Yukon | Canadian | OK | 35.50°N 97.80°W | 03:00–? | 2 miles (3.2 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | This tornado affected four farms. Losses were unknown. Grazulis did not list the tornado as an F2 or stronger.[21][57][54] |
F1 | E of Lawton | Comanche | OK | 34.60°N 98.30°W | 03:45–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 20 yards (18 m) | A brief tornado produced minimal damage. Losses totaled $30.[58][54] |
F# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start coord. |
Time (UTC) | Path length | Max. width | Summary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F0 | SW of Liberty | Montgomery | KS | 37.30°N 95.70°W | 05:00–? | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) | 50 yards (46 m) | This tornado damaged six farms. Losses totaled $2,500. Only a "loud roar" was perceived, not a funnel cloud. NCEI incorrectly lists the touchdown as south-southeast of Sycamore.[59][54] |
F1 | NNE of Fairy to SSW of Iredell | Hamilton | TX | 31.85°N 97.98°W | 06:30–? | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) | 880 yards (800 m) | This tornado damaged 22 structures. Television antennae and windmills were downed as well. Losses totaled $25,000.[60][61] |
F1 | NE of Maxwell | Pontotoc | OK | 34.92°N 96.82°W | 07:00–? | ≥0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | This tornado damaged three farmsteads. Losses totaled $2,500.[62][61] |
F1 | S of Kyle to WSW of Lytton Springs | Hays, Caldwell | TX | 29.98°N 97.88°W | 11:37–? | 15 miles (24 km) | 67 yards (61 m) | A tornado damaged homes, outbuildings, TV antennas, and a gin. Losses totaled $250,000.[63][61] |
F3 | S of Carlson to Beyersville to Gause to SSE of Grapeland | Travis, Williamson, Milam, Robertson, Leon, Houston | TX | 30.42°N 97.45°W | 12:10–? | 139.9 miles (225.1 km) | 880 yards (800 m) | See section on this tornado – Six people were injured and losses totaled $500,000. Grazulis listed the tornado as an F2.[21][64][65][66][61] |
F2 | Northrup to Carmine to La Bahia to WSW of Union Hill | Lee, Fayette, Washington | TX | 30.10°N 96.97°W | 12:30–? | 15.8 miles (25.4 km) | 880 yards (800 m) | This large, relatively weak tornado wrecked barns and unroofed homes near Northrup and west of Ledbetter. The tornado reportedly caused some damage near Serbin as well, but besides Northrup only directly impacted two other communities, Carmine and La Bahia. Two people were injured and losses totaled $275,000. According to Grazulis, this tornado only affected Lee County; the rest of its path likely consisted of one or more separate, weaker tornadoes.[21][67][68][61] |
F2 | S of Bryan | Brazos | TX | 30.63°N 96.33°W | 13:30–? | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) | 67 yards (61 m) | This tornado damaged a couple of churches and destroyed a few homes. Losses were unknown. NCEI lists the touchdown as southeast of Bryan.[21][69][61] |
F2 | NNE of Groveton to Beulah to NNE of San Augustine | Trinity, Angelina, Nacogdoches, San Augustine | TX | 31.07°N 95.12°W | 14:00–? | 68.8 miles (110.7 km) | 883 yards (807 m) | This large, long-lived tornado family mostly generated weak spin-ups, except in Angelina County, at Beulah, where a rural school collapsed and a nearby home was unroofed. A pair of teachers and a few students at the school were hospitalized. In all, there were 25 injuries and $750,000 in losses. Neither Grazulis nor the Climatological Data National Summary included Nacogdoches County, though NCEI does and the official linear segment passes through the county.[21][70][71][72][61] |
F3 | Southeastern Hugo | Choctaw | OK | 34.00°N 95.52°W | 15:30–? | 1 mile (1.6 km) | 150 yards (140 m) | An intense tornado moved northeastward through Hugo, causing extensive damage across 20 square blocks. At least 100 homes were leveled with 50 others being obliterated and swept away, leaving only a bare slab behind. About 200 phones were knocked out of service, trees were snapped, and utility lines were downed. There were 12 injuries, including one man that suffered serious back and chest injuries when his house collapsed around him, and $250,000 in damage. Grazulis listed the tornado as a low-end F3.[73][21][74][61] |
F3 | Southern Lone Star, TX to Bodcaw, AR | Morris (TX), Cass (TX), Miller (AR), Lafayette (AR), Nevada (AR) | TX, AR | 32.92°N 94.72°W | 16:00–18:00 | 86.3 miles (138.9 km) | 50 yards (46 m) | This intense, long-tracked tornado first destroyed or severely damaged five structures at Lone Star. It then unroofed a barn and tore a home off its foundation in Atlanta. A pair of barns and a home were also damaged at Bloomburg. After crossing into Arkansas, the tornado caused further damage to property at Fouke and Bodcaw. One person was injured and losses totaled $52,500. Grazulis did not list the tornado as an F2 or stronger.[75][76][77][78][79] |
F3 | SW of College Hill, TX to Hot Springs, AR | Bowie (TX), Little River (AR), Sevier (AR), Howard (AR), Pike (AR), Hot Spring (AR), Garland (AR) | TX, AR | 33.40°N 94.63°W | 16:30–18:54 | 111.6 miles (179.6 km) | 1,760 yards (1,610 m) | See section on this tornado – Two people were injured and losses totaled $775,000. Grazulis listed the tornado as an F2.[75][80][81][82][83][79] |
F1 | W of Stigler | Haskell | OK | 35.25°N 95.17°W | 16:45–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | This brief tornado damaged a rural schoolhouse. Losses totaled $2,500.[84][14] |
F1 | Southern Fort Smith | Sebastian | AR | 35.33°N 94.42°W | 17:10–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | This tornado damaged a number of trees and structures at Cavanaugh. Losses totaled $2,500.[85][14] |
F3 | SSW of Natural Dam to Greenland to Harris to Goshen | Crawford, Washington | AR | 35.63°N 94.40°W | 17:55–18:25 | 40.7 miles (65.5 km) | 440 yards (400 m) | This long-tracked tornado destroyed or damaged chicken coops near Goshen. One person was injured and losses totaled $1 million. Grazulis did not list the tornado as an F2 or stronger.[86][87][88][89][90][14] |
F1 | S of Atkins | Pope | AR | 35.23°N 92.93°W | 18:00–? | 0.5 miles (0.80 km) | 50 yards (46 m) | A tornado was confirmed near Atkins, although no damage information is available.[91] |
F1 | Hartman to W of Clarksville | Johnson | AR | 35.45°N 93.58°W | 18:30–? | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) | 100 yards (91 m) | This tornado extensively damaged farmland, affecting chicken coops and poultry. Losses totaled $25,000. NCEI lists the path as extending from north of Hinkle to the northern outskirts of Clarksville, passing through Shady Grove.[92][14] |
F1 | S of Pasley to N of Smalleys Corner | Barry | MO | 36.58°N 93.90°W | 19:00–? | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) | 50 yards (46 m) | This tornado occurred between Roaring River State Park and Cassville. Outbuildings, small machinery, and trees were damaged or shredded. Losses totaled $25,000.[93][14] |
F2 | Negreet to SE of Many | Sabine | LA | 31.50°N 93.60°W | 19:30–? | 16.7 miles (26.9 km) | 100 yards (91 m) | 1 death – This strong tornado destroyed a barn and home, scattering their debris for 100 yd (300 ft). Six homes nearby were damaged as well. The body of the dead was found "wrapped around a fencepost." Six people were injured and losses totaled $25,000.[86][94][14] |
F0 | Southwestern Bartow | Polk | FL | 27.88°N 81.85°W | 20:00–? | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | This tornado damaged a pair of roofs. Losses totaled $2,500.[95][96] |
F2 | E of Versailles to W of Excelsior | Morgan | MO | 38.43°N 92.83°W | 20:00–? | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) | 400 yards (370 m) | This tornado destroyed outbuildings, barns, and a two-story home. Losses totaled at least $30. Both the Climatological Data National Summary and Grazulis listed one injury, that of a woman struck by airborne debris. Grazulis also noted $45,000 in losses.[86][97][14] |
F1 | N of Royal | Winn | LA | 32°N 92.45°W | 20:30–? | 0.5 miles (0.80 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | Losses totaled $25,000.[98] |
F2 | W of Driftwood to Beech Grove | Lawrence, Greene | AR | 35.97°N 91.27°W | 21:15–22:00 | 38.8 miles (62.4 km) | 100 yards (91 m) | This tornado wrecked barns and caused severe damage to roofing and porches. It tracked through Arbor Grove, the northwestern part of Hoxie, and Walnut Ridge before ending at Beech Grove. Losses totaled $25,000.[86][99][96] |
F2 | E of Franklin to SSW of Lowden | Lee, Henry, Des Moines, Louisa, Muscatine, Cedar | IA | 40.67°N 91.50°W | 21:15–? | 85.2 miles (137.1 km) | 200 yards (180 m) | 1 death (unofficial) – This long-tracked tornado family damaged at least 20 farmsteads, unroofing a pair of homes. One or more barns and a chicken coop were destroyed as well. Nine people were injured and losses totaled $275,000. The NCEI only lists a single injury and no fatality, but both the Climatological Data National Summary and Grazulis list the fatality and nine injuries. Grazulis split the event into twin F2 tornadoes with 18-mile (29 km) and 20-mile-long (32 km) paths, respectively.[86][100][101][96] |
F2 | NNE of Riggs to SSE of Clark City | Boone, Audrain, Monroe, Shelby, Lewis, Clark | MO | 39.20°N 92.33°W | 21:15–? | 89.6 miles (144.2 km) | 100 yards (91 m) | Another long-tracked tornado family impacted at least 34 farmsteads, damaging or destroying numerous outbuildings, several homes, and at least three barns. The tornado passed through or near Holliday, Granville, Steffenville, and Lewistown. Losses totaled $75,000.[86][102][103][104][96] |
F2 | Northern West Monroe | Ouachita | LA | 32.53°N 92.15°W | 21:30–? | 1 mile (1.6 km) | 67 yards (61 m) | This tornado destroyed a home and a water plant. Other structures were badly damaged as well. One person was injured and losses totaled $250,000.[86][105][96] |
F2 | Northern Williamsburg to E of Delaware | Iowa, Benton, Linn, Delaware | IA | 41.67°N 92.00°W | 01:00–? | 65.8 miles (105.9 km) | 200 yards (180 m) | This long-tracked tornado produced its main damage southeast of Ryan. Losses were unknown. Grazulis did not list the tornado as an F2 or stronger.[75][106][96] |
F4 | W of Toddville to Eastern Garber to SSW of Harpers Ferry | Linn, Buchanan, Delaware, Clayton, Allamakee | IA | 42.10°N 91.75°W | 01:00–02:30 | 80.4 miles (129.4 km) | 200 yards (180 m) | This long-tracked tornado leveled homes between Alburnett and Lafayette. Other homes were unroofed and barns were destroyed southwest of Manchester. A farmstead near Dundee was stripped of its outbuildings, a barn, and a kitchen. Business establishments and homes were ripped apart and unroofed in Garber as well. Losses were unknown. The tornado was listed by Grazulis as a family of at least four tornadoes, with seven injuries.[86][107][96] |
F2 | Monticello to SSE of Dyersville | Jones, Delaware, Dubuque | IA | 42.22°N 91.20°W | 01:05–01:30 | 16.6 miles (26.7 km) | 50 yards (46 m) | This tornado wrecked barns and outbuildings on eight farmsteads, primarily between Worthington and Dyersville. Losses were unknown.[86][108][96] |
F2 | NNE of Lamont | Buchanan | IA | 42.63°N 91.63°W | 01:30–? | ≥1 mile (1.6 km) | 200 yards (180 m) | A farm was obliterated, except for its farmhouse. Seven farmsteads sustained damage in Buchanan County. Losses were unknown.[86][109][96] |
F1 | E of Pulaski to SW of Forest | Scott | MS | 32.27°N 89.58°W | 04:00–? | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | This tornado struck only forested land in the Bienville National Forest. Losses were unknown.[110][111] |
F# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start coord. |
Time (UTC) | Path length | Max. width | Summary |
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F4 | Crowell, TX to E of Snyder, OK | Foard (TX), Wilbarger (TX), Tillman (OK), Kiowa (OK) | TX, OK | 33.98°N 99.72°W | 20:15–22:30 | 68.6 miles (110.4 km) | 440 yards (400 m) | See section on this tornado – Five people were injured and losses totaled $277,500. Grazulis noted that the tornado "probably" reached F5 intensity.[86][112][113][114][115][116][117] |
F2 | WNW of Davidson | Tillman | OK | 34.25°N 99.10°W | 21:30–21:40 | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | 33 yards (30 m) | This strong tornado affected three farmsteads with losses totaling $25,000. Grazulis did not list the tornado as an F2 or stronger. This may have been a satellite tornado of the previous event.[118][119][116] |
F3 | E of Grandfield to E of Ahpeatone | Tillman, Cotton | OK | 34.23°N 98.62°W | 22:00–? | 12.3 miles (19.8 km) | 10 yards (9.1 m) | 3 deaths – This strong tornado moved erratically northeastward, damaging 10 homes. A woman and her son were killed in Cotton County when the tornado changed directions, and caught up with their pickup truck, throwing it 1⁄4 mi (0.40 km). Three other people were injured, including two critically after a farm lost its house and all its barns. Grazulis listed the casualty count as two deaths and four injuries.[86][120][121][116] |
F2 | N of Broxton to Eastern Washita to NW of Anadarko | Caddo | OK | 35.00°N 98.48°W | 22:00–? | 11.6 miles (18.7 km) | 300 yards (270 m) | A strong tornado damaged three homes and a dozen barns. |
F2 | OK | Grazulis rated the tornado F3 and said the track continued into Osage County. | ||||||
F3 | OK | Grazulis rated the tornado F2. | ||||||
F3 | OK | The NCEI only list the Cotton County part of the track. | ||||||
F1 | OK | |||||||
F4 | OK | 00:00–? | The beginning of this violent tornado's path was listed by Grazulis, the CDNS report, and the NWS Norman to have been in Pottawatomie County instead of Oklahoma County. It was first reported at 6:00 pm northeast of the town of Dale in Pottawatomie County. It moved northeastward, producing damage in the towns of Meeker, Sparks, and Davenport in Lincoln County. The tornado continued northeastward into Creek County, near the town of Depew. A large bus was carried 300 feet, and overturned on the US 62 just east of Meeker. Property damage was estimated at $820,000. In Lincoln County, 120 buildings were damaged or destroyed. A total of 65 people were injured.[117] | |||||
F2 | OK | 00:00–? | Grazulis rated the tornado F3. | |||||
F2 | Grazulis did not list the tornado as an F2 or stronger. | |||||||
F2 | ||||||||
F2 | Grazulis did not list the tornado as an F2 or stronger. | |||||||
F2 | ||||||||
F1 | TX | 01:00–? | Grazulis rated the tornado F2. | |||||
F2 | OK | 01:05–? | The NCEI only list the Seminole County part of the track. | |||||
F2 | OK | 01:20–? | ||||||
F1 | TX | 03:00–? | ||||||
F2 | TX | 03:15–? |
F# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start coord. |
Time (UTC) | Path length | Max. width | Summary |
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F1 | Comanche | TX | [122] | |||||
F1 | New Madrid | MO | Grazulis rated the tornado F2.[123] | |||||
F1 | Miller | AR | [124] | |||||
F2 | Gregg | TX | Grazulis did not list the tornado as an F2 or stronger.[125] | |||||
F1 | McCurtain | OK | [126] | |||||
F1 | Clark | AR | [127] | |||||
F1 | Mississippi | AR | [128] | |||||
F3 | Arkansas | AR | Grazulis did not list the tornado as an F2 or stronger.[129] | |||||
F1 | Ohio | KY | [130] | |||||
F1 | Hamilton | OH | Grazulis rated the tornado F2.[131] | |||||
F3 | Henderson | TX | Grazulis rated the tornado F2.[132] | |||||
F0 | Fulton | OH | [133] | |||||
F0 | ||||||||
F0 | ||||||||
F0 |
F# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start coord. |
Time (UTC) | Path length | Max. width | Summary |
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F2 | Union City | Obion | TN | 36.40°N 89.07°W | 15:45–? | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) | 300 yards (270 m) | A strong tornado struck Union City, disabling about 350 phones, unroofing four businesses, and damaging three homes. Losses totaled $2,500. Grazulis did not list the tornado as an F2 or stronger.[134] |
F0 | Lovettsville, VA to Brunswick, MD | Loudoun (VA), Frederick (MD) | VA, MD | 39.28°N 77.63°W | 23:00–? | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) | 150 yards (140 m) | In Virginia, this tornado, which was accompanied by heavy rain, inflicted heavy damage to telephone and power lines, roofs and buildings. Similar damage was inflicted by the tornado after it crossed the Potomac River in Maryland.[12][135] |
F3 tornado | |
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Max. rating1 | F3 tornado |
Fatalities | 6 injuries |
Damage | $500,000 (1954 USD) $5.67 million (2024 USD) |
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale |
This intense, long-tracked tornado family first began northeast of Manda, just south of Carlson. The Climatological Data National Summary states that the event began 5 mi (8.0 km) southwest of Coupland. Grazulis lists the touchdown as being west of Coupland. The tornado tracked across the southeastern portion of Coupland before striking the community of Beyersville. In Beyersville the tornado damaged all the homes. Passing through and just south of Thorndale, the tornado flattened many acres of timberland. The most severe damage along the entire path occurred in this area, not far from Salty, and covered a 6-mile-long (9.7 km) swath of destruction. Barns and homes were extensively damaged. The tornado subsequently struck Hanover, Gause, Port Sullivan, Goodland, the northern side of Hearne, Flynn, Spring Seat, Centerville, and Grapeland before dissipating. The tornado destroyed three homes and three cotton gins, along with a pair of automobiles. Outbuildings were damaged as well. There were six injuries and $500,000 in damages. Grazulis listed this as a tornado family, which he rated F2, and said that the track beyond Milam County contained only weak tornadoes. Grazulis also claimed that the tornado did not produce evidently intense damage.[136]
F3 tornado | |
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Max. rating1 | F3 tornado |
Fatalities | 2 injuries |
Damage | $775,000 (1954 USD) $8.79 million (2024 USD) |
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale |
This long-lived tornado family consisted of three or more members. The first tornado initially felled trees, unroofed a store, destroyed four barns, and damaged outbuildings at College Hill. At that place a pair of homes were also impacted, one of which was destroyed; only a wall of the latter was left intact, and debris from the rest of the home was found 1⁄2 mi (0.80 km) distant. The tornado tracked for only 1 mi (1.6 km) before dissipating. In Arkansas the second tornado of the family developed. It struck western Mineral Springs, the outskirts of Nashville, and Bingen before ending west of Amity. In its 35-mile-long (56 km), intermittent path the tornado wrecked a pair of barns and unroofed a home. The third member of the tornado family skipped for 21 mi (34 km), starting just northeast of Bismarck and ending at Hot Springs. A home lost a few of its walls and its roof. Barns were torn in half as well. The last member of the family was responsible for two injuries. In all, the tornado family caused $775,000 in losses. Grazulis split the family into a trio of F2 events.[137]
F4 tornado | |
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Max. rating1 | F4 tornado |
Fatalities | 5 injuries |
Damage | $277,500 (1954 USD) $3.15 million (2024 USD) |
1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale |
This violent, long-tracked tornado, which was over 1 mi (1.6 km) wide at times, touched down in or within 10 mi (16 km) of the town of Crowell and moved northeastward through mostly rural areas, passing just 4 mi (6.4 km) northwest of the town of Vernon. Five outbuildings and three homes were complete destroyed while two more homes and an oil mill were unroofed. A 1953 Mercury automobile was also tossed and rolled 1⁄2 mi (0.80 km) in distance, and four farmsteads were reportedly obliterated and swept away. The tornado then crossed the Red River into Oklahoma and turned north-northeastward, passing near Grandfield and Snyder, the latter location being where the tornado dissipated. In Oklahoma, the tornado, which at times was accompanied by golfball-sized hail, inflicted considerable damage to 20 homes and barns, a school, and a cotton gin. Along the entire path five people were injured and losses were $277,500. The tornado was observed by many people as it passed by as well. Either this or a separate tornado may have caused damage near Elliott, Texas. According to Grazulis, the tornado caused $400,000 in damages and likely peaked as an F5.[138]
A man in Tuila, Texas was injured by baseball-size hail that fell through his smashed windshield. Golfball-sized hail also fell in Conway from the same storm. Buildings and automobiles were damaged in both towns.[12]
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