List of United States tornadoes from April to June 1954 explained

This page documents all tornadoes confirmed by various weather forecast offices of the National Weather Service in the United States from April to June 1954. Further discussion can be found at Tornadoes of 1954.

Confirmed tornadoes

• In addition to confirmed tornadoes, the Climatological Data National Summary listed the following, which are not officially listed as tornadoes:
  • A tornado destroyed a shed at Letchworth, in Prairie County, Arkansas, at 18:30 UTC on April 30.

April 25 event

List of confirmed tornadoes – Sunday, April 25, 1954

F#	Location	County / Parish	State	Start	Time (UTC)	Path length	width	Summary
bgcolor=#	F2	NNW of Holyrood	Ellsworth	KS		06:40–?	0.1miles	10yd	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.
bgcolor=#	F1	Southern Brighton	Adams	CO		19:00–?	0.1miles	17yd	A tornado struck and damaged the roof of a house. Losses totaled $250.^[1]
bgcolor=#	F2	Gettysburg to Bonneauville to McSherrystown to Hanover	Adams, York	PA		22:30–23:00	13.3miles	500yd	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.
bgcolor=#	F2	ESE of Collyer	Trego	KS		00:45–?	0.1miles	10yd	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.

April 26 event

List of confirmed tornadoes – Monday, April 26, 1954

F#	Location	County / Parish	State	Start	Time (UTC)	Path length	width	Summary
bgcolor=#	F1	Council Bay	La Crosse, Trempealeau	WI		21:25–?	5.6miles	33yd	A tornado struck Camp Decorah, causing $2,500 in damage. Trees, utility lines, power poles, and a small cabin were destroyed or downed. A 40adj=midNaNadj=mid tree was found 60feet from its original location. NCEI lists the path as extending from north of Holmen to north-northwest of Stevenstown.
bgcolor=#	F1	SSW of Clinton	Custer	OK		21:30–?	0.1miles	10yd	A weak tornado, attended by NaNadj=midNaNadj=mid hail, caused $30 in damage. Only a single farmstead was impacted.
bgcolor=#	F1	N of North Andover	Grant	WI		22:00–?	1.3miles	33yd	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.
bgcolor=#	F2	N of Miller	Lyon	KS		22:20–?	1miles	20yd	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.
bgcolor=#	F2	SW of Royal to NW of Cornell	Clay	IA		23:23–?	8.4miles	10yd	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.
bgcolor=#	F0	E of Carnegie	Caddo	OK		00:00–00:05	1miles	50yd	A brief tornado touched down in an open field with no damage being reported.
bgcolor=#	F1	N of New Liberty	Scott	IA		01:30–?	0.1miles	10yd	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.

April 27 event

List of confirmed tornadoes – Tuesday, April 27, 1954

F#	Location	County / Parish	State	Start	Time (UTC)	Path length	width	Summary
bgcolor=#	F1	Antioch	Garvin	OK		08:00–?	0.1miles	33yd	A tornado damaged a trio of homes. Losses totaled $25,000.
bgcolor=#	F1	Westover	Clearfield	PA		20:00–?	1miles	67yd	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.
bgcolor=#	F1	SSW of Luther	Howard	TX		20:00–?	2miles	17yd	A tornado did slight damage in mostly open fields. Losses were unknown.^[2]
bgcolor=#	F2	Adena	Jefferson	OH		23:55–?	1miles	33yd	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.
bgcolor=#	F0	Lake Creek	Greer	OK		00:30–?	0.1miles	33yd	A brief tornado killed or injured poultry and damaged chicken coops. Losses totaled $2,500.
bgcolor=#	F2	Ballinger to SW of Rowena	Runnels	TX		00:30–?	11.5miles	33yd	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.

April 28 event

List of confirmed tornadoes – Wednesday, April 28, 1954

F#	Location	County / Parish	State	Start	Time (UTC)	Path length	width	Summary
bgcolor=#	F1	W of Vidalia	Concordia	LA		12:30–?	0.5miles	50yd	A funnel was observed damaging several homes. Losses totaled $25,000.
bgcolor=#	F1	S of Des Arc	Prairie	AR		18:30–?	0.1miles	33yd	The funnel from this tornado was observed from Letchworth. No damage was reported.
bgcolor=#	F0	NE of Atomic City	Butte	ID		19:20–?	0.1miles	33yd	A tornado affected open country at the National Reactor Testing Station. Losses totaled $30.
bgcolor=#	F1	NW of Cayote	Bosque	TX		23:00–?	2miles	100yd	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.
bgcolor=#	F1	Kendrick (1st tornado)	Alcorn	MS		01:00–?	0.1miles	33yd	This tornado and the following were a pair. Losses totaled $2,500.
bgcolor=#	F1	Kendrick (2nd tornado)	Alcorn	MS		01:00–?	0.1miles	33yd	This tornado and the preceding were a pair. Losses totaled $2,500.
bgcolor=#	F2	Walkertown	Hardin	TN		01:15–01:30	2miles	300yd	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.
bgcolor=#	F2	WNW of Fairview	Itawamba	MS		01:30–?	3.3miles	10yd	A strong tornado destroyed a home and unroofed another. Two people were injured and losses totaled $25,000.

April 29 event

List of confirmed tornadoes – Thursday, April 29, 1954

F#	Location	County / Parish	State	Start	Time (UTC)	Path length	width	Summary
bgcolor=#	F1	Norton to Hatchel	Runnels	TX		20:50–?	0.1miles	33yd	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.
bgcolor=#	F2	NW of Roll to S of Vici	Roger Mills, Ellis, Dewey	OK		21:00–?	33.3miles	33yd	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.
bgcolor=#	F1	Amorita	Alfalfa	OK		21:30–?	0.8miles	100yd	A brief tornado damaged a farmstead. Losses totaled $2,500.
bgcolor=#	F1	E of Hawley to W of Phantom Hill	Jones	TX		22:40–?	3.6miles	17yd
bgcolor=#	F1	W of Camargo to Cestos	Dewey	OK		23:30–?	≥0.1miles	33yd	This tornado damaged several outbuildings. Losses totaled $30. The Climatological Data National Summary listed a loss of $900 and a 4adj=midNaNadj=mid path.
bgcolor=#	F2	SSE of Loyal	Kingfisher	OK		00:45–?	4.6miles	100yd	This tornado struck four farmsteads, destroying a barn. Two people were injured and losses totaled $25,000.
bgcolor=#	F0	NE of Valley Center	Sedgwick	KS		01:15–?	0.1miles	33yd	This tornado briefly touched down over open country. Losses were unknown.
bgcolor=#	F2	W of Yukon	Canadian	OK		03:00–?	2miles	33yd	This tornado affected four farms. Losses were unknown. Grazulis did not list the tornado as an F2 or stronger.
bgcolor=#	F1	E of Lawton	Comanche	OK		03:45–?	0.1miles	20yd	A brief tornado produced minimal damage. Losses totaled $30.

April 30 event

List of confirmed tornadoes – Friday, April 30, 1954

F#	Location	County / Parish	State	Start	Time (UTC)	Path length	width	Summary
bgcolor=#	F0	SW of Liberty	Montgomery	KS		05:00–?	0.8miles	50yd	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.
bgcolor=#	F1	NNE of Fairy to SSW of Iredell	Hamilton	TX		06:30–?	6.1miles	880yd	This tornado damaged 22 structures. Television antennae and windmills were downed as well. Losses totaled $25,000.
bgcolor=#	F1	NE of Maxwell	Pontotoc	OK		07:00–?	0.1miles	33yd	This tornado damaged three farmsteads. Losses totaled $2,500.
bgcolor=#	F1	S of Kyle to WSW of Lytton Springs	Hays, Caldwell	TX		11:37–?	15miles	67yd	A tornado damaged homes, outbuildings, TV antennas, and a gin. Losses totaled $250,000.
bgcolor=#	F3	S of Carlson to Beyersville to Gause to SSE of Grapeland	Travis, Williamson, Milam, Robertson, Leon, Houston	TX		12:10–?	139.9miles	880yd	See section on this tornado – Six people were injured and losses totaled $500,000. Grazulis listed the tornado as an F2.
bgcolor=#	F2	Northrup to Carmine to La Bahia to WSW of Union Hill	Lee, Fayette, Washington	TX		12:30–?	15.8miles	880yd	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.
bgcolor=#	F2	S of Bryan	Brazos	TX		13:30–?	1.9miles	67yd	This tornado damaged a couple of churches and destroyed a few homes. Losses were unknown. NCEI lists the touchdown as southeast of Bryan.
bgcolor=#	F2	NNE of Groveton to Beulah to NNE of San Augustine	Trinity, Angelina, Nacogdoches, San Augustine	TX		14:00–?	68.8miles	883yd	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.
bgcolor=#	F3	Southeastern Hugo	Choctaw	OK		15:30–?	1miles	150yd	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.^[3]
bgcolor=#	F3	Southern Lone Star, TX to Bodcaw, AR	Morris (TX), Cass (TX), Miller (AR), Lafayette (AR), Nevada (AR)	TX, AR		16:00–18:00	86.3miles	50yd	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.
bgcolor=#	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		16:30–18:54	111.6miles	1760yd	See section on this tornado – Two people were injured and losses totaled $775,000. Grazulis listed the tornado as an F2.
bgcolor=#	F1	W of Stigler	Haskell	OK		16:45–?	0.1miles	33yd	This brief tornado damaged a rural schoolhouse. Losses totaled $2,500.
bgcolor=#	F1	Southern Fort Smith	Sebastian	AR		17:10–?	0.1miles	33yd	This tornado damaged a number of trees and structures at Cavanaugh. Losses totaled $2,500.
bgcolor=#	F3	SSW of Natural Dam to Greenland to Harris to Goshen	Crawford, Washington	AR		17:55–18:25	40.7miles	440yd	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.
bgcolor=#	F1	S of Atkins	Pope	AR		18:00–?	0.5miles	50yd	A tornado was confirmed near Atkins, although no damage information is available.
bgcolor=#	F1	Hartman to W of Clarksville	Johnson	AR		18:30–?	6.9miles	100yd	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.
bgcolor=#	F1	S of Pasley to N of Smalleys Corner	Barry	MO		19:00–?	7.3miles	50yd	This tornado occurred between Roaring River State Park and Cassville. Outbuildings, small machinery, and trees were damaged or shredded. Losses totaled $25,000.
bgcolor=#	F2	Negreet to SE of Many	Sabine	LA		19:30–?	16.7miles	100yd	1 death – This strong tornado destroyed a barn and home, scattering their debris for 100yd. 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.
bgcolor=#	F0	Southwestern Bartow	Polk	FL		20:00–?	0.1miles	33yd	This tornado damaged a pair of roofs. Losses totaled $2,500.
bgcolor=#	F2	E of Versailles to W of Excelsior	Morgan	MO		20:00–?	3.6miles	400yd	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.
bgcolor=#	F1	N of Royal	Winn	LA		20:30–?	0.5miles	33yd	Losses totaled $25,000.
bgcolor=#	F2	W of Driftwood to Beech Grove	Lawrence, Greene	AR		21:15–22:00	38.8miles	100yd	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.
bgcolor=#	F2	E of Franklin to SSW of Lowden	Lee, Henry, Des Moines, Louisa, Muscatine, Cedar	IA		21:15–?	85.2miles	200yd	1 death – 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 18miles and 20adj=midNaNadj=mid paths, respectively.
bgcolor=#	F2	NNE of Riggs to SSE of Clark City	Boone, Audrain, Monroe, Shelby, Lewis, Clark	MO		21:15–?	89.6miles	100yd	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.
bgcolor=#	F2	Northern West Monroe	Ouachita	LA		21:30–?	1miles	67yd	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.
bgcolor=#	F2	Northern Williamsburg to E of Delaware	Iowa, Benton, Linn, Delaware	IA		01:00–?	65.8miles	200yd	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.
bgcolor=#	F4	W of Toddville to Eastern Garber to SSW of Harpers Ferry	Linn, Buchanan, Delaware, Clayton, Allamakee	IA		01:00–02:30	80.4miles	200yd	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.
bgcolor=#	F2	Monticello to SSE of Dyersville	Jones, Delaware, Dubuque	IA		01:05–01:30	16.6miles	50yd	This tornado wrecked barns and outbuildings on eight farmsteads, primarily between Worthington and Dyersville. Losses were unknown.
bgcolor=#	F2	NNE of Lamont	Buchanan	IA		01:30–?	1miles	200yd	A farm was obliterated, except for its farmhouse. Seven farmsteads sustained damage in Buchanan County. Losses were unknown.
bgcolor=#	F1	E of Pulaski to SW of Forest	Scott	MS		04:00–?	6.8miles	33yd	This tornado struck only forested land in the Bienville National Forest. Losses were unknown.

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Storm Prediction Center WCM Page . www.spc.noaa.gov . 17 July 2020.
2. Web site: Climatological Data: National Summary . U.S. Department of Commerce, Environmental Science Services Administration, Weather Bureau . 22 September 2022 . en . 1954.
3. Web site: Choctaw County, OK Tornadoes (1875-Present) . . National Weather Service . 11 October 2022 . Norman, Oklahoma.