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class="mw-redirect" title="Erie, Michigan">Erie, Michigan</a>.</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding:0px 2px"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-top:#aaa 1px solid;"></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding:0px 2px;white-space:nowrap">Type</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding:0px 2px">Tornado outbreak</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding:0px 2px;white-space:nowrap">Duration</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding:0px 2px">June 7–9, 1953</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding:0px 2px"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-top:#aaa 1px solid;"></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding:0px 2px;white-space:nowrap">Tornadoes confirmed</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding:0px 2px">50<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding:0px 2px;white-space:nowrap"><abbr title="Maximum">Max.</abbr> rating1</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding:0px 2px"><a href="/wiki/Fujita_scale" title="Fujita scale">F5</a> tornado</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding:0px 2px;white-space:nowrap">Duration of tornado outbreak2</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding:0px 2px">3 days</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding:0px 2px"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-top:#aaa 1px solid;"></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding:0px 2px;white-space:nowrap">Fatalities</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding:0px 2px">251 fatalities, 2,619 injuries</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding:0px 2px;white-space:nowrap">Damage</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding:0px 2px">$340.6 million (1953 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Dollar" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Dollar">USD</a>) $3.88 billion (2024 USD)<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding:0px 2px;white-space:nowrap">Areas affected</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding:0px 2px"><a href="/wiki/Midwestern_United_States" title="Midwestern United States">Midwestern</a> and <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States" title="Northeastern United States">Northeastern United States</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top:1px solid #aaaaaa;"><div style="padding:0.1em;">Part of the <a href="/wiki/Tornadoes_of_1953" title="Tornadoes of 1953">tornado outbreaks of 1953</a></div> 1Most severe tornado damage; see <a href="/wiki/Fujita_scale" title="Fujita scale">Fujita scale</a> 2Time from first tornado to last tornado</td></tr></tbody></table> An extremely devastating and deadly tornado outbreak sequence impacted the <a href="/wiki/Midwestern_United_States" title="Midwestern United States">Midwestern</a> and <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States" title="Northeastern United States">Northeastern United States</a> at the beginning of June 1953. It included two tornadoes that caused at least 90 deaths each—an F5 tornado occurring in <a href="/wiki/Flint,_Michigan" title="Flint, Michigan">Flint, Michigan</a>, on June 8 and an F4 tornado in <a href="/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts">Worcester, Massachusetts</a>, on June 9.<a href="#cite_note-4">[nb 1]</a><a href="#cite_note-5">[nb 2]</a> These tornadoes are among the deadliest in <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> history and were caused by the same storm system that moved eastward across the nation. The Flint-Worcester Tornadoes were the most infamous storms produced by a larger outbreak of severe weather that began in Nebraska, <a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a>, before moving across the <a href="/wiki/Great_Lakes" title="Great Lakes">Great Lakes</a> states, and then into <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_England" title="New England">New England</a>. Other <a href="/wiki/Fujita_scale" title="Fujita scale">F3 and F4</a> tornadoes struck other locations in <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire" title="New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Grazulis-6">[4]</a> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Meteorological_synopsis">Meteorological synopsis</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Meteorological synopsis">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a>. 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On June 7, the low-pressure system moved into Southwestern <a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a> with a cold front extending a short distance westward into Northeastern <a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Dryline" class="mw-redirect" title="Dryline">dryline</a> that extended south into Southwestern <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>, and a <a href="/wiki/Warm_front" title="Warm front">warm front</a> that extended east-northeastward to near <a href="/wiki/Omaha,_Nebraska" title="Omaha, Nebraska">Omaha, Nebraska</a> before turning east-southeastward into Southwestern <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a>. <a href="/wiki/Temperature" title="Temperature">Temperatures</a> across <a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a> that afternoon in the area were up in the upper 70s to lower 90s Fahrenheit while <a href="/wiki/Dewpoint" class="mw-redirect" title="Dewpoint">dewpoints</a> were in the lower 60s to lower 70s. With shear values of 55 knots in the upper atmosphere, the environment became extremely ripe for the development of severe weather and tornadoes throughout the afternoon and evening. A jet streak formed later that night after an upper-level low formed, which allowed the outbreak to go well into the overnight hours. By June 8, the surface low and upper-level low had moved into Canada. The surface low occluded with the warm front over the Eastern <a href="/wiki/Great_Lakes" title="Great Lakes">Great Lakes</a> into <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> and the cold front extending southwestward into Southeastern Iowa. A surface boundary formed, spanning from Eastern <a href="/wiki/Upper_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Upper Michigan">Upper Michigan</a> southwestward into Southwestern <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a>. Upper-level wind shear values were even stronger on this day, reaching as high as 65 knots. Temperatures were in the upper 70s to upper 80s Fahrenheit with dewpoints in the mid 60s to mid 70s. This allowed for a line of violent tornadic supercells to form across Eastern <a href="/wiki/Lower_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Lower Michigan">Lower Michigan</a> into Northwestern <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>. These storms marched eastward throughout the afternoon before weakening that evening. A <a href="/wiki/Sounding_rocket" title="Sounding rocket">sounding</a> taken on June 8 revealed 4500+ <a href="/wiki/Convective_available_potential_energy" title="Convective available potential energy">CAPE</a>.<a href="#cite_note-7">[5]</a> On June 9, the cold front from the surface low over Eastern Ontario had moved into <a href="/wiki/New_England" title="New England">New England</a>. A shortwave trough had formed over the region in the upper atmosphere, conjuring up extremely strong wind shear values of 100 knots. At the surface, temperatures were in the upper 70s to mid 80s Fahrenheit with dewpoints in the mid 60s to lower 70s. Numerous supercell thunderstorms formed along the cold front, spawning wind, hail, and tornadoes before weakening and moving offshore that evening.<a href="#cite_note-HistTor-8">[6]</a><a href="#cite_note-CDNS-9">[7]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Confirmed_tornadoes">Confirmed tornadoes</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Confirmed tornadoes">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption style="white-space:nowrap">Confirmed tornadoes by <a href="/wiki/Fujita_scale" title="Fujita scale">Fujita rating</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background:#C0C0C0">FU </th> <th scope="col" style="background:#4DFFFF">F0 </th> <th scope="col" style="background:#FFFFD9">F1 </th> <th scope="col" style="background:#FFD98C">F2 </th> <th scope="col" style="background:#FF9E59">F3 </th> <th scope="col" style="background:#FF738A">F4 </th> <th scope="col" style="background:#A188FC">F5 </th> <th scope="col">Total </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold"> <td style="background:#C0C0C0">0 </td> <td style="background:#4DFFFF">14 </td> <td style="background:#FFFFD9">10 </td> <td style="background:#FFD98C">13 </td> <td style="background:#FF9E59">7 </td> <td style="background:#FF738A">5 </td> <td style="background:#A188FC">1 </td> <td>50 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June_7_event">June 7 event</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: June 7 event">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"> <caption>List of confirmed tornadoes – Sunday, June 7, 1953<a href="#cite_note-Date/Time-10">[nb 3]</a><a href="#cite_note-Width-12">[nb 4]</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:3%; text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Fujita_scale" title="Fujita scale">F#</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:7%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable">Location </th> <th scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable">County / Parish </th> <th scope="col" style="width:5%; text-align:center;">State </th> <th scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;">Start <abbr title="Coordinates">coord.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;">Time (<a href="/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time" title="Coordinated Universal Time">UTC</a>) </th> <th scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;">Path length </th> <th scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;"><abbr title="Maximum">Max.</abbr> width </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:48%; text-align:center;">Summary </th></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFD9">F1 </td> <td>E of <a href="/wiki/Morland,_Kansas" title="Morland, Kansas">Morland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Graham_County,_Kansas" title="Graham County, Kansas">Graham</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">KS</a> </td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=39.35_N_100.5_W_&title=Morland+%28June+7%2C+F1%29">39°21′N 100°30′W / 39.35°N 100.5°W / 39.35; -100.5 (Morland (June 7, F1))</a> </td> <td>19:00–? </td> <td>0.1 miles (0.16 km) </td> <td>33 yards (30 m) </td> <td>This tornado, which was accompanied by large hail and strong winds, was the first of three tornadoes produced by the same squall line, which damaged six farmsteads. There was $25,000 in damage. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFD98C">F2 </td> <td>S of <a href="/wiki/Hill_City,_Kansas" title="Hill City, Kansas">Hill City</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Graham_County,_Kansas" title="Graham County, Kansas">Graham</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">KS</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=39.35_N_99.85_W_&title=Hill+City+%28June+7%2C+F2%29">39°21′N 99°51′W / 39.35°N 99.85°W / 39.35; -99.85 (Hill City (June 7, F2))</a> </td> <td>19:00–? </td> <td>0.1 miles (0.16 km) </td> <td>33 yards (30 m) </td> <td>This tornado, which was accompanied by large hail and strong winds, was the second of three tornadoes produced by the same squall line, which damaged six farmsteads. There was $25,000 in damage. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#4DFFFF">F0 </td> <td>S of <a href="/wiki/Edmond,_Kansas" title="Edmond, Kansas">Edmond</a> to SSW of <a href="/wiki/Logan,_Kansas" title="Logan, Kansas">Logan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Graham_County,_Kansas" title="Graham County, Kansas">Graham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Norton_County,_Kansas" title="Norton County, Kansas">Norton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">KS</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=39.53_N_99.83_W_&title=Edmond+%28June+7%2C+F0%29">39°32′N 99°50′W / 39.53°N 99.83°W / 39.53; -99.83 (Edmond (June 7, F0))</a> </td> <td>19:00–? </td> <td>10.9 miles (17.5 km) </td> <td>33 yards (30 m) </td> <td>This tornado, which was accompanied by large hail and strong winds, was the third of three tornadoes produced by the same squall line, which damaged six farmsteads. There was $25,000 in damage. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFD9">F1 </td> <td>WSW of <a href="/wiki/Julesburg,_Colorado" title="Julesburg, Colorado">Julesburg</a> (1st tornado) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sedgwick_County,_Colorado" title="Sedgwick County, Colorado">Sedgwick</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">CO</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=40.98_N_102.28_W_&title=Julesburg+%28June+7%2C+F1%29">40°59′N 102°17′W / 40.98°N 102.28°W / 40.98; -102.28 (Julesburg (June 7, F1))</a> </td> <td>20:00–? </td> <td>0.1 miles (0.16 km) </td> <td>33 yards (30 m) </td> <td>This was the first of five tornadoes in the area and the only one that caused known damage, which was limited to small farm buildings and equipment. There was $2,500 in damage. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFD9">F1 </td> <td>N of <a href="/wiki/Julesburg,_Colorado" title="Julesburg, Colorado">Julesburg</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sedgwick_County,_Colorado" title="Sedgwick County, Colorado">Sedgwick</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">CO</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=41_N_102.27_W_&title=Julesburg+%28June+7%2C+F1">41°00′N 102°16′W / 41°N 102.27°W / 41; -102.27 (Julesburg (June 7, F1)</a> </td> <td>20:00–? </td> <td>0.1 miles (0.16 km) </td> <td>33 yards (30 m) </td> <td>This was the second of five tornadoes in the area. There was no damage value given. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFD98C">F2 </td> <td>ENE of <a href="/wiki/Mason_City,_Nebraska" title="Mason City, Nebraska">Mason City</a> to SW of <a href="/wiki/Arcadia,_Nebraska" title="Arcadia, Nebraska">Arcadia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Custer_County,_Nebraska" title="Custer County, Nebraska">Custer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sherman_County,_Nebraska" title="Sherman County, Nebraska">Sherman</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">NE</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=41.23_N_99.27_W_&title=Mason+City+%28June+7%2C+F2%29">41°14′N 99°16′W / 41.23°N 99.27°W / 41.23; -99.27 (Mason City (June 7, F2))</a> </td> <td>20:30–? </td> <td>6.6 miles (10.6 km) </td> <td>100 yards (91 m) </td> <td>Farm houses were destroyed and livestock were killed. Barns were leveled as well. Losses totaled $500,000. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFD98C">F2 </td> <td>WNW of <a href="/wiki/Giltner,_Nebraska" title="Giltner, Nebraska">Giltner</a> to SSW of <a href="/wiki/Phillips,_Nebraska" title="Phillips, Nebraska">Phillips</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_County,_Nebraska" title="Hamilton County, Nebraska">Hamilton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">NE</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=40.78_N_98.17_W_&title=Giltner+%28June+7%2C+F2%29">40°47′N 98°10′W / 40.78°N 98.17°W / 40.78; -98.17 (Giltner (June 7, F2))</a> </td> <td>21:00–? </td> <td>6.6 miles (10.6 km) </td> <td>33 yards (30 m) </td> <td>A strong tornado damaged sets of farm buildings on three farms while ripping roofs off of homes. There was $25,000 in damage. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#4DFFFF">F0 </td> <td>S of <a href="/wiki/Phillips,_Nebraska" title="Phillips, Nebraska">Phillips</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_County,_Nebraska" title="Hamilton County, Nebraska">Hamilton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">NE</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=40.83_N_98.22_W_&title=Phillips+%28June+7%2C+F0%29">40°50′N 98°13′W / 40.83°N 98.22°W / 40.83; -98.22 (Phillips (June 7, F0))</a> </td> <td>21:00–? </td> <td>4.1 miles (6.6 km) </td> <td>33 yards (30 m) </td> <td>There was $2,500 in damage. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFD9">F1 </td> <td>ENE of <a href="/wiki/Rising_City,_Nebraska" title="Rising City, Nebraska">Rising City</a> to <a href="/wiki/Octavia,_Nebraska" title="Octavia, Nebraska">Octavia</a> to WNW of <a href="/wiki/Linwood,_Nebraska" title="Linwood, Nebraska">Linwood</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Butler_County,_Nebraska" title="Butler County, Nebraska">Butler</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">NE</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=41.2_N_97.28_W_&title=Rising+City+%28June+7%2C+F1%29">41°12′N 97°17′W / 41.2°N 97.28°W / 41.2; -97.28 (Rising City (June 7, F1))</a> </td> <td>21:00–? </td> <td>22.7 miles (36.5 km) </td> <td>33 yards (30 m) </td> <td>Barns were destroyed on a dozen farms with losses totaling $25,000 in damage. Two people were injured. The CDNS report states that the tornado injured four and was short-lived, implying that this was actually a tornado family. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FF738A">F4 </td> <td>S of <a href="/wiki/Arcadia,_Nebraska" title="Arcadia, Nebraska">Arcadia</a> to WSW of <a href="/wiki/Ord,_Nebraska" title="Ord, Nebraska">Ord</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sherman_County,_Nebraska" title="Sherman County, Nebraska">Sherman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Valley_County,_Nebraska" title="Valley County, Nebraska">Valley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">NE</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=41.33_N_99.13_W_&title=Arcadia+%28June+7%2C+F4%29">41°20′N 99°08′W / 41.33°N 99.13°W / 41.33; -99.13 (Arcadia (June 7, F4))</a> </td> <td>21:15–? </td> <td>15 miles (24 km) </td> <td>440 yards (400 m) </td> <td>11 deaths – Homes were completely leveled and two cars were destroyed, including one that was thrown one-quarter mile (0.40 km) through the air. The worst damage occurred near Arcadia, where a farm was swept away, killing 10 people at a family reunion. Bodies were thrown up to one-half mile (0.80 km) from the residence. Farm machinery was thrown as well. Losses totaled $500,000. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#4DFFFF">F0 </td> <td>WSW of <a href="/wiki/Julesburg,_Colorado" title="Julesburg, Colorado">Julesburg</a> (2nd tornado) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sedgwick_County,_Colorado" title="Sedgwick County, Colorado">Sedgwick</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">CO</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=40.98_N_102.21_W_&title=Julesburg+%28June+7%2C+F0%29">40°59′N 102°13′W / 40.98°N 102.21°W / 40.98; -102.21 (Julesburg (June 7, F0))</a> </td> <td>22:00–? </td> <td>0.1 miles (0.16 km) </td> <td>33 yards (30 m) </td> <td>This was the third of five tornadoes in the area. There was no damage. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFD98C">F2 </td> <td>E of <a href="/wiki/Scotia,_Nebraska" title="Scotia, Nebraska">Scotia</a> to <a href="/wiki/Greeley,_Nebraska" class="mw-redirect" title="Greeley, Nebraska">Greeley</a> to <a href="/wiki/Spalding,_Nebraska" title="Spalding, Nebraska">Spalding</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greeley_County,_Nebraska" title="Greeley County, Nebraska">Greeley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">NE</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=41.47_N_98.63_W_&title=Scotia+%28June+7%2C+F2%29">41°28′N 98°38′W / 41.47°N 98.63°W / 41.47; -98.63 (Scotia (June 7, F2))</a> </td> <td>22:00–? </td> <td>20.1 miles (32.3 km) </td> <td>33 yards (30 m) </td> <td>This was more than likely a family of tornadoes linked by strong winds. There was one injury and $25,000 in damage. The CDNS report does not list any casualties. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#4DFFFF">F0 </td> <td>SW of <a href="/wiki/Julesburg,_Colorado" title="Julesburg, Colorado">Julesburg</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sedgwick_County,_Colorado" title="Sedgwick County, Colorado">Sedgwick</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">CO</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=40.97_N_102.3_W_&title=Julesburg+%28June+7%2C+F0%29">40°58′N 102°18′W / 40.97°N 102.3°W / 40.97; -102.3 (Julesburg (June 7, F0))</a> </td> <td>22:00–? </td> <td>0.1 miles (0.16 km) </td> <td>33 yards (30 m) </td> <td>This was the fourth of five tornadoes in the area. There was no damage. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#4DFFFF">F0 </td> <td>NW of <a href="/wiki/Julesburg,_Colorado" title="Julesburg, Colorado">Julesburg</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sedgwick_County,_Colorado" title="Sedgwick County, Colorado">Sedgwick</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">CO</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=41_N_102.3_W_&title=Julesburg+%28June+7%2C+F0%29">41°00′N 102°18′W / 41°N 102.3°W / 41; -102.3 (Julesburg (June 7, F0))</a> </td> <td>22:00–? </td> <td>0.1 miles (160 m) </td> <td>33 yards (30 m) </td> <td>This was the fifth of five tornadoes in the area. There was no damage. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFD98C">F2 </td> <td>WNW of <a href="/wiki/Octavia,_Nebraska" title="Octavia, Nebraska">Octavia</a> to WNW of <a href="/wiki/Linwood,_Nebraska" title="Linwood, Nebraska">Linwood</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Butler_County,_Nebraska" title="Butler County, Nebraska">Butler</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">NE</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=41.35_N_97.07_W_&title=Octavia+%28June+7%2C+F2%29">41°21′N 97°04′W / 41.35°N 97.07°W / 41.35; -97.07 (Octavia (June 7, F2))</a> </td> <td>22:00–? </td> <td>6.9 miles (11.1 km) </td> <td>33 yards (30 m) </td> <td>This strong tornado, which accompanied by spotted hail in the vicinity, barely missed Octavia and Linwood while moving over farmland. Losses totaled $250,000 and two people were injured. The CDNS report does not list any casualties. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FF9E59">F3 </td> <td>NW of <a href="/wiki/Albion,_Nebraska" title="Albion, Nebraska">Albion</a> to SE of <a href="/wiki/Petersburg,_Nebraska" title="Petersburg, Nebraska">Petersburg</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boone_County,_Nebraska" title="Boone County, Nebraska">Boone</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">NE</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=41.7_N_98.02_W_&title=Albion+%28June+7%2C+F3%29">41°42′N 98°01′W / 41.7°N 98.02°W / 41.7; -98.02 (Albion (June 7, F3))</a> </td> <td>22:15–? </td> <td>8 miles (13 km) </td> <td>250 yards (230 m) </td> <td>This intense tornado touched down northwest of Albion and <a href="/wiki/Boone,_Nebraska" title="Boone, Nebraska">Boone</a> and moved northward. A house was destroyed along with multiple barns. Paint was stripped from a tractor and livestock were killed. Losses totaled $250,000 and one person was injured, although the CDNS report does not list any casualties. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#4DFFFF">F0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Macon,_Nebraska" title="Macon, Nebraska">Macon</a> to SE of <a href="/wiki/Upland,_Nebraska" title="Upland, Nebraska">Upland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_Nebraska" title="Franklin County, Nebraska">Franklin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">NE</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=40.3_N_98.85_W_&title=Macon+%28June+7%2C+F0%29">40°18′N 98°51′W / 40.3°N 98.85°W / 40.3; -98.85 (Macon (June 7, F0))</a> </td> <td>22:30–? </td> <td>9 miles (14 km) </td> <td>33 yards (30 m) </td> <td>A weak tornado stayed mostly over open terrain, causing $25,000 in damage. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFD9">F1 </td> <td>E of <a href="/wiki/Franklin,_Nebraska" title="Franklin, Nebraska">Franklin</a> to <a href="/wiki/Upland,_Nebraska" title="Upland, Nebraska">Upland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_Nebraska" title="Franklin County, Nebraska">Franklin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">NE</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=40.1_N_98.85_W_&title=Franklin+%28June+7%2C+F1%29">40°06′N 98°51′W / 40.1°N 98.85°W / 40.1; -98.85 (Franklin (June 7, F1))</a> </td> <td>23:00–? </td> <td>15 miles (24 km) </td> <td>33 yards (30 m) </td> <td>This tornado, which was embedded within a much larger swath of hail, moved north-northwestward over farmland, causing $2,500 in damage. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFD98C">F2 </td> <td>SW of <a href="/wiki/Battle_Creek,_Nebraska" title="Battle Creek, Nebraska">Battle Creek</a> to S of <a href="/wiki/Pierce,_Nebraska" title="Pierce, Nebraska">Pierce</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madison_County,_Nebraska" title="Madison County, Nebraska">Madison</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pierce_County,_Nebraska" title="Pierce County, Nebraska">Pierce</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">NE</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=41.95_N_97.67_W_&title=Battle+Creek+%28June+7%2C+F2%29">41°57′N 97°40′W / 41.95°N 97.67°W / 41.95; -97.67 (Battle Creek (June 7, F2))</a> </td> <td>23:00–? </td> <td>16.6 miles (26.7 km) </td> <td>33 yards (30 m) </td> <td>Two sets of farm buildings were badly damaged and there was minor damage to crops. No damage value was given. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFD98C">F2 </td> <td>SW of <a href="/wiki/Pierce,_Nebraska" title="Pierce, Nebraska">Pierce</a> to <a href="/wiki/Sholes,_Nebraska" title="Sholes, Nebraska">Sholes</a> to SW of <a href="/wiki/Laurel,_Nebraska" title="Laurel, Nebraska">Laurel</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pierce_County,_Nebraska" title="Pierce County, Nebraska">Pierce</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wayne_County,_Nebraska" title="Wayne County, Nebraska">Wayne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cedar_County,_Nebraska" title="Cedar County, Nebraska">Cedar</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">NE</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=41.95_N_97.67_W_&title=Pierce+%28June+7%2C+F2%29">41°57′N 97°40′W / 41.95°N 97.67°W / 41.95; -97.67 (Pierce (June 7, F2))</a> </td> <td>23:00–? </td> <td>31 miles (50 km) </td> <td>33 yards (30 m) </td> <td>Barns and outbuildings were destroyed on a dozen farms. Six people were injured and losses totaled $50,000. Two other tornadoes were seen with this tornado, which may include the one above. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFD9">F1 </td> <td>W of <a href="/wiki/Foster,_Nebraska" title="Foster, Nebraska">Foster</a> to SSW of <a href="/wiki/Osmond,_Nebraska" title="Osmond, Nebraska">Osmond</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pierce_County,_Nebraska" title="Pierce County, Nebraska">Pierce</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">NE</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=42.28_N_97.78_W_&title=Foster+%28June+7%2C+F1%29">42°17′N 97°47′W / 42.28°N 97.78°W / 42.28; -97.78 (Foster (June 7, F1))</a> </td> <td>23:10–? </td> <td>8.2 miles (13.2 km) </td> <td>33 yards (30 m) </td> <td>A set of farm buildings were struck, but only minor damage occurred. Losses totaled $250. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#4DFFFF">F0 </td> <td>NW of <a href="/wiki/Allen,_Nebraska" title="Allen, Nebraska">Allen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dixon_County,_Nebraska" title="Dixon County, Nebraska">Dixon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">NE</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=42.45_N_96.87_W_&title=Allen+%28June+7%2C+F0%29">42°27′N 96°52′W / 42.45°N 96.87°W / 42.45; -96.87 (Allen (June 7, F0))</a> </td> <td>23:40–? </td> <td>1.5 miles (2.4 km) </td> <td>33 yards (30 m) </td> <td>This weak tornado, which was accompanied by small hail, caused mostly minor damage, although one person was injured. Damage totaled $2,500. The exact track of the tornado is unknown. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#4DFFFF">F0 </td> <td>N of <a href="/wiki/Mitchell,_South_Dakota" title="Mitchell, South Dakota">Mitchell</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Davison_County,_South_Dakota" title="Davison County, South Dakota">Davison</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota" title="South Dakota">SD</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=43.85_N_98.02_W_&title=Allen+%28June+7%2C+F0%29">43°51′N 98°01′W / 43.85°N 98.02°W / 43.85; -98.02 (Allen (June 7, F0))</a> </td> <td>23:45–? </td> <td>1.5 miles (2.4 km) </td> <td>33 yards (30 m) </td> <td>A brief tornado occurred south of Davison-<a href="/wiki/Sanborn_County,_South_Dakota" title="Sanborn County, South Dakota">Sanborn County</a> line. No damage occurred. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFD98C">F2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Westfield,_Iowa" title="Westfield, Iowa">Westfield</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Plymouth_County,_Iowa" title="Plymouth County, Iowa">Plymouth</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">IA</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=42.75_N_96.6_W_&title=Westfield+%28June+7%2C+F2%29">42°45′N 96°36′W / 42.75°N 96.60°W / 42.75; -96.60 (Westfield (June 7, F2))</a> </td> <td>00:15–? </td> <td>11.3 miles (18.2 km) </td> <td>200 yards (180 m) </td> <td>Barns were destroyed, although no damage value was given. This was the first of a family of five tornadoes to touch down over the course of 3.25 hours. Wind squalls also accompanied this storm and the tornadoes. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFD98C">F2 </td> <td>NW of <a href="/wiki/Blair,_Nebraska" title="Blair, Nebraska">Blair</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Nebraska" title="Washington County, Nebraska">Washington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">NE</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=41.55_N_96.25_W_&title=Blair+%28June+7%2C+F2%29">41°33′N 96°15′W / 41.55°N 96.25°W / 41.55; -96.25 (Blair (June 7, F2))</a> </td> <td>00:45–? </td> <td>4.1 miles (6.6 km) </td> <td>33 yards (30 m) </td> <td>A strong tornado caused damage to buildings and crops over open terrain. Losses totaled $25,000. The CDNS report listed the tornado as being closer to <a href="/wiki/Foster,_Nebraska" title="Foster, Nebraska">Foster</a> than Blair. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFD9">F1 </td> <td>SE of <a href="/wiki/Trimont,_Minnesota" title="Trimont, Minnesota">Trimont</a> to <a href="/wiki/South_Branch,_Minnesota" title="South Branch, Minnesota">South Branch</a> to SE of <a href="/wiki/Grogan,_Minnesota" title="Grogan, Minnesota">Grogan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_County,_Minnesota" title="Martin County, Minnesota">Martin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Watonwan_County,_Minnesota" title="Watonwan County, Minnesota">Watonwan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">MN</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=43.75_N_94.68_W_&title=Blair+%28June+7%2C+F1%29">43°45′N 94°41′W / 43.75°N 94.68°W / 43.75; -94.68 (Blair (June 7, F1))</a> </td> <td>01:00–? </td> <td>19.1 miles (30.7 km) </td> <td>33 yards (30 m) </td> <td>Several barns and other outbuildings, silos, windmills, and a steel grain bin were destroyed by this weak, but destructive tornado, which was first observed as a funnel cloud aloft near Trimont and accompanied by heavy rain. Power poles and wires were down, trees were uprooted and livestock and poultry were killed. Losses totaled $25,000. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#4DFFFF">F0 </td> <td>S of <a href="/wiki/Hooper,_Nebraska" title="Hooper, Nebraska">Hooper</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dodge_County,_Nebraska" title="Dodge County, Nebraska">Dodge</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">NE</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=41.6_N_96.55_W_&title=Hooper+%28June+7%2C+F0%29">41°36′N 96°33′W / 41.60°N 96.55°W / 41.60; -96.55 (Hooper (June 7, F0))</a> </td> <td>01:00–? </td> <td>1 mile (1.6 km) </td> <td>33 yards (30 m) </td> <td>A set of farm buildings and barns were destroyed with only the house left intact. No damage value was given, but five people were injured. The CDNS report lists only four injuries. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#4DFFFF">F0 </td> <td>SE of <a href="/wiki/Milford_Colony,_Montana" title="Milford Colony, Montana">Milford Colony</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark_County,_Montana" title="Lewis and Clark County, Montana">Lewis and Clark</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Montana" title="Montana">MT</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=47.28_N_112.17_W_&title=Milford+Colony+%28June+7%2C+F0%29">47°17′N 112°10′W / 47.28°N 112.17°W / 47.28; -112.17 (Milford Colony (June 7, F0))</a> </td> <td>01:00–? </td> <td>0.1 miles (0.16 km) </td> <td>33 yards (30 m) </td> <td>A brief tornado touch down from one of two funnel clouds southeast of <a href="/wiki/Augusta,_Montana" title="Augusta, Montana">Augusta</a>. There was no damage. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFD98C">F2 </td> <td>N of <a href="/wiki/Ida_Grove,_Iowa" title="Ida Grove, Iowa">Ida Grove</a> to <a href="/wiki/Plover,_Iowa" title="Plover, Iowa">Plover</a> to E of <a href="/wiki/Fenton,_Iowa" title="Fenton, Iowa">Fenton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ida_County,_Iowa" title="Ida County, Iowa">Ida</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sac_County,_Iowa" title="Sac County, Iowa">Sac</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pocahontas_County,_Iowa" title="Pocahontas County, Iowa">Pocahontas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Palo_Alto_County,_Iowa" title="Palo Alto County, Iowa">Palo Alto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kossuth_County,_Iowa" title="Kossuth County, Iowa">Kossuth</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">IA</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=42.37_N_95.48_W_&title=Ida+Grove+%28June+7%2C+F2%29">42°22′N 95°29′W / 42.37°N 95.48°W / 42.37; -95.48 (Ida Grove (June 7, F2))</a> </td> <td>01:30–02:20 </td> <td>49.2 miles (79.2 km) </td> <td>833 yards (762 m) </td> <td>This was the second of a family of five tornadoes to touch down over the course of 3.25 hours and caused some of the worst damage. This large tornado first touched down near Ida Grove and moved northeastward before lifting temporarily northwest of <a href="/wiki/Early,_Iowa" title="Early, Iowa">Early</a>. It then touched down again over <a href="/wiki/Havelock,_Iowa" title="Havelock, Iowa">Havelock</a> and again moved northeastward, slicing through Plover before shrinking to 500 yards (460 m) wide, striking <a href="/wiki/Whittemore,_Iowa" title="Whittemore, Iowa">Whittemore</a>, and dissipating halfway between Fenton and <a href="/wiki/Lone_Rock,_Iowa" title="Lone Rock, Iowa">Lone Rock</a>. Damage mainly consisted of barns and crops being destroyed, although no damage value was given. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFD98C">F2 </td> <td>N of <a href="/wiki/Gowrie,_Iowa" title="Gowrie, Iowa">Gowrie</a> to <a href="/wiki/Duncombe,_Iowa" title="Duncombe, Iowa">Duncombe</a> to SW of <a href="/wiki/Olaf,_Iowa" title="Olaf, Iowa">Olaf</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Webster_County,_Iowa" title="Webster County, Iowa">Webster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hamilton_County,_Iowa" title="Hamilton County, Iowa">Hamilton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wright_County,_Iowa" title="Wright County, Iowa">Wright</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">IA</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=42.3_N_94.3_W_&title=Gowrie+%28June+7%2C+F2%29">42°18′N 94°18′W / 42.30°N 94.30°W / 42.30; -94.30 (Gowrie (June 7, F2))</a> </td> <td>03:00–? </td> <td>49 miles (79 km) </td> <td>200 yards (180 m) </td> <td>This was the third of a family of five tornadoes to touch down over the course of 3.25 hours. The worst damage occurred in Duncombe, near <a href="/wiki/Holmes,_Iowa" title="Holmes, Iowa">Holmes</a>, and west of <a href="/wiki/Belmond,_Iowa" title="Belmond, Iowa">Belmond</a>. Damage also occurred in <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lundgren,_Iowa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lundgren, Iowa (page does not exist)">Lundgren</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eagle_Grove,_Iowa" title="Eagle Grove, Iowa">Eagle Grove</a>. A church was lifted up and set down again and barns were destroyed, although no damage value was given. This tornado may have occurred after the one listed below according to the CDNS report. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FF9E59">F3 </td> <td>W of <a href="/wiki/Pomeroy,_Iowa" title="Pomeroy, Iowa">Pomeroy</a> to Southeastern <a href="/wiki/Palmer,_Iowa" title="Palmer, Iowa">Palmer</a> to SSW of <a href="/wiki/Livermore,_Iowa" title="Livermore, Iowa">Livermore</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Calhoun_County,_Iowa" title="Calhoun County, Iowa">Calhoun</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pocahontas_County,_Iowa" title="Pocahontas County, Iowa">Pocahontas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Humboldt_County,_Iowa" title="Humboldt County, Iowa">Humboldt</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">IA</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=42.55_N_94.7_W_&title=Pomeroy+%28June+7%2C+F3%29">42°33′N 94°42′W / 42.55°N 94.70°W / 42.55; -94.70 (Pomeroy (June 7, F3))</a> </td> <td>03:15–03:30 </td> <td>30.7 miles (49.4 km) </td> <td>200 yards (180 m) </td> <td>This was the fourth of a family of five tornadoes to touch down over the course of 3.25 hours and caused some of the worst damage. The tornado first was reported near Pomeroy and moved northeastward, causing severe damage on the southeast side of Palmer. Damage also occurred near <a href="/wiki/Gilmore_City,_Iowa" title="Gilmore City, Iowa">Gilmore City</a> before the tornado dissipated near Livermore. No damage value was given. This tornado may have occurred before the one listed above according to the CDNS report. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFD9">F1 </td> <td>E of <a href="/wiki/Boxholm,_Iowa" title="Boxholm, Iowa">Boxholm</a> to <a href="/wiki/Stanhope,_Iowa" title="Stanhope, Iowa">Stanhope</a> to <a href="/wiki/Jewell,_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="Jewell, Iowa">Jewell</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boone_County,_Iowa" title="Boone County, Iowa">Boone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hamilton_County,_Iowa" title="Hamilton County, Iowa">Hamilton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">IA</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=42.17_N_94.07_W_&title=Boxholm+%28June+7%2C+F1%29">42°10′N 94°04′W / 42.17°N 94.07°W / 42.17; -94.07 (Boxholm (June 7, F1))</a> </td> <td>03:30–? </td> <td>2.3 miles (3.7 km) </td> <td>100 yards (91 m) </td> <td>This was the last of a family of five tornadoes to touch down over the course of 3.25 hours. Although the official record says that the tornado only travelled between Boxholm and <a href="/wiki/Pilot_Mound,_Iowa" title="Pilot Mound, Iowa">Pilot Mound</a> (where it was first reported), the CDNS report says that the tornado travelled to the vicinity of Jewell, causing severe damage near Stanhope. No damage value was given, but the storm as a whole caused $1.35 million in damage according to the CDNS report. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFD98C">F2 </td> <td>NE of <a href="/wiki/Winterset,_Iowa" title="Winterset, Iowa">Winterset</a> to <a href="/wiki/Prairie_City,_Iowa" title="Prairie City, Iowa">Prairie City</a> to E of <a href="/wiki/Walford,_Iowa" title="Walford, Iowa">Walford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madison_County,_Iowa" title="Madison County, Iowa">Madison</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warren_County,_Iowa" title="Warren County, Iowa">Warren</a>, <a href="/wiki/Polk_County,_Iowa" title="Polk County, Iowa">Polk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jasper_County,_Iowa" title="Jasper County, Iowa">Jasper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Poweshiek_County,_Iowa" title="Poweshiek County, Iowa">Poweshiek</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iowa_County,_Iowa" title="Iowa County, Iowa">Iowa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Johnson_County,_Iowa" title="Johnson County, Iowa">Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Linn_County,_Iowa" title="Linn County, Iowa">Linn</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">IA</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=42.55_N_94.7_W_&title=Winterset+%28June+7%2C+F2%29">42°33′N 94°42′W / 42.55°N 94.70°W / 42.55; -94.70 (Winterset (June 7, F2))</a> </td> <td>03:15–05:00 </td> <td>116 miles (187 km) </td> <td>100 yards (91 m) </td> <td>This long-tracked tornado, which may have been a tornado family, was first identified as a funnel cloud near <a href="/wiki/Carson,_Iowa" title="Carson, Iowa">Carson</a> and later near Highland Church in <a href="/wiki/Adair_County,_Iowa" title="Adair County, Iowa">Adair County</a> about an hour before it touched down. It then came down well northeast of Winterset and tracked intermittently east-northeastward into the south side of the <a href="/wiki/Des_Moines_metropolitan_area" title="Des Moines metropolitan area">Des Moines metropolitan area</a>, passing south of <a href="/wiki/Cumming,_Iowa" title="Cumming, Iowa">Cumming</a> before striking <a href="/wiki/Norwalk,_Iowa" title="Norwalk, Iowa">Norwalk</a>, south of the <a href="/wiki/Des_Moines_International_Airport" title="Des Moines International Airport">Des Moines International Airport</a>. It then struck areas north of Prairie Cityand passed near the airports south of <a href="/wiki/Newton,_Iowa" title="Newton, Iowa">Newton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grinnell,_Iowa" title="Grinnell, Iowa">Grinnell</a>. After passing north of <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn,_Iowa" title="Brooklyn, Iowa">Brooklyn</a> and near <a href="/wiki/Hartwick,_Iowa" title="Hartwick, Iowa">Hartwick</a>, the tornado passed north of <a href="/wiki/Marengo,_Iowa" title="Marengo, Iowa">Marengo</a> before finally dissipating north of <a href="/wiki/Ely,_Iowa" title="Ely, Iowa">Ely</a> south of <a href="/wiki/Cedar_Rapids,_Iowa" title="Cedar Rapids, Iowa">Cedar Rapids</a>. Damage consisted of several barns and crops being destroyed. No damage value was given, although the CDNS report says damage reached $200,000. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#4DFFFF">F0 </td> <td>WNW of <a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Kansas" title="Tampa, Kansas">Tampa</a> to SW of <a href="/wiki/Herington,_Kansas" title="Herington, Kansas">Herington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marion_County,_Kansas" title="Marion County, Kansas">Marion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dickinson_County,_Kansas" title="Dickinson County, Kansas">Dickinson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">KS</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=38.55_N_97.15_W_&title=Tampa+%28June+7%2C+F0%29">38°33′N 97°09′W / 38.55°N 97.15°W / 38.55; -97.15 (Tampa (June 7, F0))</a> </td> <td>04:45–? </td> <td>12.6 miles (20.3 km) </td> <td>33 yards (30 m) </td> <td>A small, skipping tornado accompanied by damaging winds and hail damaged or destroyed buildings on three or four farms. Damage totaled $25,000. Buildings destroyed northwest of <a href="/wiki/Council_Grove,_Kansas" title="Council Grove, Kansas">Council Grove</a>, where a whistling sound was heard, may have been caused by this tornado as well. Wind-driven hail also caused crop damage. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="9" align="center">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/">SPC Tornado data</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/listevents.jsp?eventType=%28C%29+Tornado&beginDate_mm=06&beginDate_dd=07&beginDate_yyyy=1953&endDate_mm=06&endDate_dd=09&endDate_yyyy=1953&hailfilter=0.00&tornfilter=0&windfilter=000&sort=DT&submitbutton=Search&statefips=-999%2CALL">NCDC Storm Events Database</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/IPS/cdns/cdns.html">CDNS report</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bangladeshtornadoes.org/UScases50to59.html">Historical Tornado Cases for North America 1950-1959</a>, Grazulis 1993<a href="#cite_note-Grazulis-6">[4]</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June_8_event">June 8 event</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: June 8 event">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"> <caption>List of confirmed tornadoes – Monday, June 8, 1953<a href="#cite_note-Date/Time-10">[nb 3]</a><a href="#cite_note-Width-12">[nb 4]</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:3%; text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Fujita_scale" title="Fujita scale">F#</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:7%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable">Location </th> <th scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable">County / Parish </th> <th scope="col" style="width:5%; text-align:center;">State </th> <th scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;">Start Coord. </th> <th scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;">Time (<a href="/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time" title="Coordinated Universal Time">UTC</a>) </th> <th scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;">Path length </th> <th scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;">Max width </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:51%; text-align:center;">Summary </th></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFD9">F1 </td> <td>NW of <a href="/wiki/Big_Springs,_Nebraska" title="Big Springs, Nebraska">Big Springs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Deuel_County,_Nebraska" title="Deuel County, Nebraska">Deuel</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">NE</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=41.07_N_102.1_W_&title=Big+Springs+%28June+8%2C+F1%29">41°04′N 102°06′W / 41.07°N 102.1°W / 41.07; -102.1 (Big Springs (June 8, F1))</a> </td> <td>22:00–? </td> <td>0.1 miles (0.16 km) </td> <td>83 yards (76 m) </td> <td>Three tornadoes touched down in this area with this one being the only one to cause damage, which was estimated at $250. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#4DFFFF">F0 </td> <td>N of <a href="/wiki/Big_Springs,_Nebraska" title="Big Springs, Nebraska">Big Springs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Deuel_County,_Nebraska" title="Deuel County, Nebraska">Deuel</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">NE</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=41.08_N_102.08_W_&title=Big+Springs+%28June+8%2C+F0%29">41°05′N 102°05′W / 41.08°N 102.08°W / 41.08; -102.08 (Big Springs (June 8, F0))</a> </td> <td>22:00–? </td> <td>0.1 miles (0.16 km) </td> <td>10 yards (9.1 m) </td> <td>This was one of three tornadoes to touch down in this area; there was no damage. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#4DFFFF">F0 </td> <td>ENE of <a href="/wiki/Big_Springs,_Nebraska" title="Big Springs, Nebraska">Big Springs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Deuel_County,_Nebraska" title="Deuel County, Nebraska">Deuel</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">NE</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=41.07_N_102.5_W_&title=Big+Springs+%28June+8%2C+F0%29">41°04′N 102°30′W / 41.07°N 102.5°W / 41.07; -102.5 (Big Springs (June 8, F0))</a> </td> <td>22:00–? </td> <td>0.1 miles (0.16 km) </td> <td>10 yards (9.1 m) </td> <td>This was one of three tornadoes to touch down in this area; there was no damage. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FF738A">F4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Temperance,_Michigan" title="Temperance, Michigan">Temperance</a> to Southern <a href="/wiki/Erie,_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Erie, Michigan">Erie</a> to ESE of <a href="/wiki/Vienna,_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Vienna, Michigan">Vienna</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Monroe_County,_Michigan" title="Monroe County, Michigan">Monroe</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">MI</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=41.78_N_83.57_W_&title=Temperance+%28June+8%2C+F4%29">41°47′N 83°34′W / 41.78°N 83.57°W / 41.78; -83.57 (Temperance (June 8, F4))</a> </td> <td>23:15–? </td> <td>5.4 miles (8.7 km) </td> <td>200 yards (180 m) </td> <td>4 deaths – A total of 15 houses were destroyed and 14 more were damaged by this violent, stovepipe tornado. Trucks and cars were hurled through the air as well. Damage was estimated at $250,000 in damage and 18 people were injured. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FF738A">F4 </td> <td>NE of <a href="/wiki/Deshler,_Ohio" title="Deshler, Ohio">Deshler</a> to Northern <a href="/wiki/Cygnet,_Ohio" title="Cygnet, Ohio">Cygnet</a> to Western <a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_County,_Ohio" title="Henry County, Ohio">Henry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wood_County,_Ohio" title="Wood County, Ohio">Wood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sandusky_County,_Ohio" title="Sandusky County, Ohio">Sandusky</a>, <a href="/wiki/Erie_County,_Ohio" title="Erie County, Ohio">Erie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lorain_County,_Ohio" title="Lorain County, Ohio">Lorain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cuyahoga_County,_Ohio" title="Cuyahoga County, Ohio">Cuyahoga</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">OH</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=41.22_N_83.9_W_&title=Deshler+%28June+8%2C+F4%29">41°13′N 83°54′W / 41.22°N 83.90°W / 41.22; -83.90 (Deshler (June 8, F4))</a> </td> <td>00:00–? </td> <td>118 miles (190 km) </td> <td>100 yards (91 m) </td> <td>17 deaths – This extremely long-tracked tornado, which was likely a tornado family according to Grazulis and the CDNS report, started near Delsher, where the first tornado (F4+) touched down and moved northeast before turning due east and striking the north edge of Cygnet, where homes were swept away at possible F5 intensity, and eight people were killed. This first tornado destroyed a steel and concrete bridge as it passed near <a href="/wiki/Jerry_City,_Ohio" title="Jerry City, Ohio">Jerry City</a>. The second tornado (F3) touched down east of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kimball,_Ohio&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kimball, Ohio (page does not exist)">Kimball</a>, passed south of Ceylon and ended near <a href="/wiki/Vermilion,_Ohio" title="Vermilion, Ohio">Vermilion</a>, destroying multiple homes along the path and killing one person. The third tornado (F3) touched down east of <a href="/wiki/Elyria,_Ohio" title="Elyria, Ohio">Elyria</a>, and tore across Western Cleveland. It killed seven and destroyed at least 100 homes before moving offshore into Lake Erie. 379 people were injured, but no damage value was given. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FF9E59">F3 </td> <td>NE of <a href="/wiki/Manchester,_Michigan" title="Manchester, Michigan">Manchester, Michigan</a> to SW of <a href="/wiki/Ann_Arbor,_Michigan" title="Ann Arbor, Michigan">Ann Arbor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washtenaw_County,_Michigan" title="Washtenaw County, Michigan">Washtenaw</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">MI</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=42.2_N_84_W_&title=Manchester+%28June+8%2C+F3%29">42°12′N 84°00′W / 42.20°N 84.00°W / 42.20; -84.00 (Manchester (June 8, F3))</a> </td> <td>00:30–? </td> <td>11.3 miles (18.2 km) </td> <td>70 yards (64 m) </td> <td>1 death – An intense tornado traveled at 15–20 miles per hour (24–32 km/h) through mostly open country. A large tree landed on one house while another house along with three barns and several smaller buildings were leveled. Five people were injured and damage was estimated at $25,000. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FF9E59">F3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milford,_Michigan" title="Milford, Michigan">Milford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Livingston_County,_Michigan" title="Livingston County, Michigan">Livingston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oakland_County,_Michigan" title="Oakland County, Michigan">Oakland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">MI</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=42.58_N_83.7_W_&title=Milford+%28June+8%2C+F3%29">42°35′N 83°42′W / 42.58°N 83.70°W / 42.58; -83.70 (Milford (June 8, F3))</a> </td> <td>00:30–? </td> <td>9.1 miles (14.6 km) </td> <td>200 yards (180 m) </td> <td>An intense tornado embedded within an area of strong straight-line winds was spotted as a funnel cloud over <a href="/wiki/Brighton,_Michigan" title="Brighton, Michigan">Brighton</a> before touching down and damaging several buildings at the GM Proving Grounds five miles (8.0 km) west of Milford. The damage path extended to the center of Milford with the tornado moving at 35–40 miles per hour (56–64 km/h). Four homes, a barn, and 24 cars were destroyed, five stores and a post office were damaged, 11 people were injured, and damages were estimated at $5 million. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFD98C">F2 </td> <td>E of <a href="/wiki/Sand_Lake,_Michigan" title="Sand Lake, Michigan">Sand Lake</a> to N of <a href="/wiki/Oscoda,_Michigan" title="Oscoda, Michigan">Oscoda</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iosco_County,_Michigan" title="Iosco County, Michigan">Iosco</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">MI</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=44.33_N_83.63_W_&title=Indian+Lake+%28June+8%2C+F2%29">44°20′N 83°38′W / 44.33°N 83.63°W / 44.33; -83.63 (Indian Lake (June 8, F2))</a> </td> <td>00:40–? </td> <td>16.6 miles (26.7 km) </td> <td>833 yards (762 m) </td> <td>4 deaths – A large, strong tornado, which was accompanied by one-quarter inch (0.64 cm) hail, leveled five vacation cabins, and badly damaged six others. Six other buildings were destroyed as well. The deaths came from a single family at the beginning of the path near <a href="/wiki/Indian_Lake,_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Lake, Michigan">Indian Lake</a>. 13 others were injured and losses were estimated at $250,000. The tornado was reported to have had a double funnel in <a href="/wiki/Wilber_Township,_Michigan" title="Wilber Township, Michigan">Wilber Township</a>. Grazulis gave the tornado an F3 rating. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FF9E59">F3 </td> <td>S of <a href="/wiki/Spruce,_Alcona_County,_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Spruce, Alcona County, Michigan">Spruce</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alcona_County,_Michigan" title="Alcona County, Michigan">Alcona</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">MI</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=44.82_N_83.47_W_&title=Indian+Lake+%28June+8%2C+F3%29">44°49′N 83°28′W / 44.82°N 83.47°W / 44.82; -83.47 (Indian Lake (June 8, F3))</a> </td> <td>01:08–? </td> <td>1.8 miles (2.9 km) </td> <td>100 yards (91 m) </td> <td>Five large barns were destroyed and livestock were killed. Losses totaled $250,000. Grazulis gave the tornado an F2 rating. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#A188FC">F5 </td> <td>N of <a href="/wiki/Flushing,_Michigan" title="Flushing, Michigan">Flushing</a> to <a href="/wiki/Beecher,_Michigan" title="Beecher, Michigan">Beecher</a> to N of <a href="/wiki/Columbiaville,_Michigan" title="Columbiaville, Michigan">Columbiaville</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Genesee_County,_Michigan" title="Genesee County, Michigan">Genesee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lapeer_County,_Michigan" title="Lapeer County, Michigan">Lapeer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">MI</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=43.1_N_83.85_W_&title=Flushing+%28June+8%2C+F5%29">43°06′N 83°51′W / 43.10°N 83.85°W / 43.10; -83.85 (Flushing (June 8, F5))</a> </td> <td>01:30–? </td> <td>18.9 miles (30.4 km) </td> <td>833 yards (762 m) </td> <td>116 deaths – <a href="/wiki/1953_Flint%E2%80%93Beecher_tornado" title="1953 Flint–Beecher tornado">See article on this tornado</a> – There were 844 injuries. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#4DFFFF">F0 </td> <td>SW of <a href="/wiki/Caseville,_Michigan" title="Caseville, Michigan">Caseville</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Huron_County,_Michigan" title="Huron County, Michigan">Huron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">MI</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=43.88_N_83.33_W_&title=Caseville+%28June+8%2C+F0%29">43°53′N 83°20′W / 43.88°N 83.33°W / 43.88; -83.33 (Caseville (June 8, F0))</a> </td> <td>03:00–? </td> <td>0.1 miles (160 m) </td> <td>33 yards (30 m) </td> <td>A tornado was sighted aloft; no damage occurred. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FF738A">F4 </td> <td>N of <a href="/wiki/Kings_Mill,_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Kings Mill, Michigan">Kings Mill</a> to N of <a href="/wiki/Port_Huron,_Michigan" title="Port Huron, Michigan">Port Huron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lapeer_County,_Michigan" title="Lapeer County, Michigan">Lapeer</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Clair_County,_Michigan" title="St. Clair County, Michigan">St. Clair</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">MI</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=43.15_N_83.18_W_&title=Kings+Mill+%28June+8%2C+F4%29">43°09′N 83°11′W / 43.15°N 83.18°W / 43.15; -83.18 (Kings Mill (June 8, F4))</a> </td> <td>03:30–? </td> <td>33.8 miles (54.4 km) </td> <td>833 yards (762 m) </td> <td>This violent tornado formed after the Flint tornado dissipated. Several homes and barns were blown away, 23 people were injured, and losses were estimated at $500,000. It may have also killed a man and seriously injured several of his family members near the St. Clair County line when their home was destroyed, but this is not officially documented. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="9" align="center">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/">SPC Tornado data</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/listevents.jsp?eventType=%28C%29+Tornado&beginDate_mm=06&beginDate_dd=07&beginDate_yyyy=1953&endDate_mm=06&endDate_dd=09&endDate_yyyy=1953&hailfilter=0.00&tornfilter=0&windfilter=000&sort=DT&submitbutton=Search&statefips=-999%2CALL">NCDC Storm Events Database</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/IPS/cdns/cdns.html">CDNS report</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bangladeshtornadoes.org/UScases50to59.html">Historical Tornado Cases for North America 1950-1959</a>, Grazulis 1993<a href="#cite_note-Grazulis-6">[4]</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June_9_event">June 9 event</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: June 9 event">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"> <caption>List of confirmed tornadoes – Tuesday June 9, 1953<a href="#cite_note-Date/Time-10">[nb 3]</a><a href="#cite_note-Width-12">[nb 4]</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:3%; text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Fujita_scale" title="Fujita scale">F#</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:7%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable">Location </th> <th scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;" class="unsortable">County / Parish </th> <th scope="col" style="width:5%; text-align:center;">State </th> <th scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;">Start Coord. </th> <th scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;">Time (<a href="/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time" title="Coordinated Universal Time">UTC</a>) </th> <th scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;">Path length </th> <th scope="col" style="width:6%; text-align:center;">Max width </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable" style="width:51%; text-align:center;">Summary </th></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FF738A">F4 </td> <td>E of <a href="/wiki/Petersham,_Massachusetts" title="Petersham, Massachusetts">Petersham</a> to Northern <a href="/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts">Worcester</a> NE of <a href="/wiki/Fayville,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Fayville, Massachusetts">Fayville</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcester_County,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester County, Massachusetts">Worcester</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">MA</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=42.47_N_72.17_W_&title=Petersham+%28June+9%2C+F4%29">42°28′N 72°10′W / 42.47°N 72.17°W / 42.47; -72.17 (Petersham (June 9, F4))</a> </td> <td>20:25–? </td> <td>48 miles (77 km) </td> <td>1,760 yards (1,610 m) </td> <td>94 deaths – <a href="/wiki/1953_Worcester_tornado" title="1953 Worcester tornado">See article on this tornado</a> – 1,288 people were injured. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FF9E59">F3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Exeter,_New_Hampshire" title="Exeter, New Hampshire">Exeter</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rockingham_County,_New_Hampshire" title="Rockingham County, New Hampshire">Rockingham</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire" title="New Hampshire">NH</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=42.97_N_70.97_W_&title=Exeter+%28June+9%2C+F3%29">42°58′N 70°58′W / 42.97°N 70.97°W / 42.97; -70.97 (Exeter (June 9, F3))</a> </td> <td>21:20–? </td> <td>1.5 miles (2.4 km) </td> <td>100 yards (91 m) </td> <td>A strong tornado tore the roofs off 15 homes and businesses in the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jady_Hill,_New_Hampshire&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jady Hill, New Hampshire (page does not exist)">Jady Hill</a> part of Exeter while also destroying the Exeter Country Club lodge. Five people were injured and losses were estimated at $25,000. The tornado was described as having a double funnel, although one of the funnels did not touch down. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FF9E59">F3 </td> <td>SSW of <a href="/wiki/Millbury,_Massachusetts" title="Millbury, Massachusetts">Millbury</a> to NE of <a href="/wiki/Mansfield,_Massachusetts" title="Mansfield, Massachusetts">Mansfield</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcester_County,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester County, Massachusetts">Worcester</a>, <a href="/wiki/Norfolk_County,_Massachusetts" title="Norfolk County, Massachusetts">Norfolk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bristol_County,_Massachusetts" title="Bristol County, Massachusetts">Bristol</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">MA</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=42.17_N_71.77_W_&title=Millbury+%28June+9%2C+F3%29">42°10′N 71°46′W / 42.17°N 71.77°W / 42.17; -71.77 (Millbury (June 9, F3))</a> </td> <td>21:30–? </td> <td>28 miles (45 km) </td> <td>667 yards (610 m) </td> <td>This large, intense tornado formed after the Worcester tornado dissipated and devastated <a href="/wiki/Wrentham,_Massachusetts" title="Wrentham, Massachusetts">Wrentham</a>, Southern <a href="/wiki/Foxborough,_Massachusetts" title="Foxborough, Massachusetts">Foxborough</a> and Western <a href="/wiki/Mansfield,_Massachusetts" title="Mansfield, Massachusetts">Mansfield</a>. Cars and trucks were overturned, numerous trees were downed and homes sustained roof and wall damage. A total of 17 people were injured and losses totaled $7.5 million. </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFD9">F1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rollinsford,_New_Hampshire" title="Rollinsford, New Hampshire">Rollinsford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Strafford_County,_New_Hampshire" title="Strafford County, New Hampshire">Strafford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire" title="New Hampshire">NH</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&params=43.23_N_70.83_W_&title=Rollinsford+%28June+9%2C+F1%29">43°14′N 70°50′W / 43.23°N 70.83°W / 43.23; -70.83 (Rollinsford (June 9, F1))</a> </td> <td>22:00–? </td> <td>1 mile (1.6 km) </td> <td>40 yards (37 m) </td> <td>A weak tornado damaged an orchard, woodland, and a small farm building with losses estimated at $250. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="9" align="center">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/">SPC Tornado data</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/listevents.jsp?eventType=%28C%29+Tornado&beginDate_mm=06&beginDate_dd=07&beginDate_yyyy=1953&endDate_mm=06&endDate_dd=09&endDate_yyyy=1953&hailfilter=0.00&tornfilter=0&windfilter=000&sort=DT&submitbutton=Search&statefips=-999%2CALL">NCDC Storm Events Database</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/IPS/cdns/cdns.html">CDNS report</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bangladeshtornadoes.org/UScases50to59.html">Historical Tornado Cases for North America 1950-1959</a>, Grazulis 1993<a href="#cite_note-Grazulis-6">[4]</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Flushing–Northern_Flint–Beecher–Columbiaville,_Michigan">Flushing–Northern Flint–Beecher–Columbiaville, Michigan</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Flushing–Northern Flint–Beecher–Columbiaville, Michigan">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vevent" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><caption class="infobox-title">Flushing–Northern Flint–Beecher–Columbiaville, Michigan</caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color: #A188FC"><a href="/wiki/Fujita_scale" title="Fujita scale">F5</a> tornado</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:1953_Beecher_tornado.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/1953_Beecher_tornado.jpg/260px-1953_Beecher_tornado.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="178" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/1953_Beecher_tornado.jpg/390px-1953_Beecher_tornado.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/1953_Beecher_tornado.jpg/520px-1953_Beecher_tornado.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="411" /></a><div class="infobox-caption">Catastrophic damage in <a href="/wiki/Beecher,_Michigan" title="Beecher, Michigan">Beecher, Michigan</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding:0px 2px"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-top:#aaa 1px solid;"></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding:0px 2px;white-space:nowrap"><abbr title="Maximum">Max.</abbr> rating1</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding:0px 2px"><a href="/wiki/Fujita_scale" title="Fujita scale">F5</a> tornado</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding:0px 2px"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-top:#aaa 1px solid;"></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding:0px 2px;white-space:nowrap">Fatalities</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding:0px 2px">116 fatalities, 844 injuries</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top:1px solid #aaaaaa;">1Most severe tornado damage; see <a href="/wiki/Fujita_scale" title="Fujita scale">Fujita scale</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1953_Flint%E2%80%93Beecher_tornado" title="1953 Flint–Beecher tornado">1953 Flint–Beecher tornado</a></div> This catastrophic, violent, multi-vortex F5 tornado was one of the deadliest tornadoes ever recorded in the United States, devastating the <a href="/wiki/Flint,_Michigan" title="Flint, Michigan">Flint, Michigan</a> suburb of <a href="/wiki/Beecher,_Michigan" title="Beecher, Michigan">Beecher</a>.<a href="#cite_note-13">[9]</a> The tornado first formed at about 8:30 p.m. on June 8 north of <a href="/wiki/Flushing,_Michigan" title="Flushing, Michigan">Flushing, Michigan</a>. The tornado than moved eastward along Coldwater Road, moving directly through <a href="/wiki/Beecher,_Michigan" title="Beecher, Michigan">Beecher, Michigan</a> with little to no warning, obliterating almost every structure in its path. Multiple deaths were reported in 20 families, and it was reported that papers from Flint were deposited in <a href="/wiki/Sarnia,_Ontario" class="mw-redirect" title="Sarnia, Ontario">Sarnia, Ontario</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, some 60 miles (97 km) east of Flint. Large sections of neighborhoods were completely swept away, with only foundations left. Trees were debarked and vehicles were thrown and mangled and the Beecher High School was heavily damaged. Many patrons at the North Flint Drive-in theater evacuated the drive-in in their vehicles. Some got into vehicle crashes in the ensuing panic to flee while others inadvertently drove into the path of the tornado after leaving the theater. The theater itself received only minor damage. The tornado then moved east-northeastward, causing additional damaged before dissipating near <a href="/wiki/Columbiaville,_Michigan" title="Columbiaville, Michigan">Columbiaville</a>. One hundred and sixteen were killed,<a href="#cite_note-14">[10]</a> making it the tenth deadliest tornado in U.S. history.<a href="#cite_note-killers-15">[11]</a> The death toll was surpassed by the <a href="/wiki/2011_Joplin_tornado" title="2011 Joplin tornado">2011 Joplin tornado</a>.<a href="#cite_note-16">[12]</a> It is also one of only two <a href="/wiki/Fujita_scale" title="Fujita scale">F5</a> tornadoes ever to occur in <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a>. <a href="/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_sequence_of_April_2%E2%80%933,_1956#Saugatuck–Hudsonville–Standale,_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Tornado outbreak sequence of April 2–3, 1956">Another F5 tornado</a> would hit in <a href="/wiki/Hudsonville,_Michigan" title="Hudsonville, Michigan">Hudsonville</a> on April 3, 1956.<a href="#cite_note-Grazulis-6">[4]</a> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Worcester,_Massachusetts">Worcester, Massachusetts</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Worcester, Massachusetts">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vevent" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><caption class="infobox-title">Worcester, Massachusetts</caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color: #FF738A"><a href="/wiki/Fujita_scale" title="Fujita scale">F4</a> tornado</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Worcester_tornado_damage.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Worcester_tornado_damage.jpg/260px-Worcester_tornado_damage.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Worcester_tornado_damage.jpg/390px-Worcester_tornado_damage.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Worcester_tornado_damage.jpg/520px-Worcester_tornado_damage.jpg 2x" data-file-width="650" data-file-height="429" /></a><div class="infobox-caption">Severe damage at <a href="/wiki/Assumption_College_(Worcester)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assumption College (Worcester)">Assumption College</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding:0px 2px"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-top:#aaa 1px solid;"></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding:0px 2px;white-space:nowrap"><abbr title="Maximum">Max.</abbr> rating1</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding:0px 2px"><a href="/wiki/Fujita_scale" title="Fujita scale">F4</a> tornado</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding:0px 2px"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center; border-top:#aaa 1px solid;"></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding:0px 2px;white-space:nowrap">Fatalities</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding:0px 2px">94 fatalities, 1,288 injuries</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top:1px solid #aaaaaa;">1Most severe tornado damage; see <a href="/wiki/Fujita_scale" title="Fujita scale">Fujita scale</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1953_Worcester_tornado" title="1953 Worcester tornado">1953 Worcester tornado</a></div> The storm system that created the Flint tornado moved eastward over <a href="/wiki/Southern_Ontario" title="Southern Ontario">southern Ontario</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lake_Erie" title="Lake Erie">Lake Erie</a> during the early morning hours of June 9. As radar was still primitive (or nonexistent) in 1953, inadequate severe weather predictions resulted. (Even during the <a href="/wiki/1974_Super_Outbreak" title="1974 Super Outbreak">Super Outbreak of April 3, 1974</a>, weather radar was still not up to this task; that outbreak resulted in a technological upgrade.) The Weather Bureau in <a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" title="Buffalo, New York">Buffalo, New York</a> merely predicted thunderstorms and said that "a tornado may occur." As early as 10:00 a.m. EST, however, the Weather Bureau in <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a> anticipated the likelihood of tornadic conditions that afternoon but feared the word "tornado" would strike panic in the public, and refrained from using it. Instead, as a compromise, they issued New England's first-ever <a href="/wiki/Severe_thunderstorm_watch" title="Severe thunderstorm watch">severe thunderstorm watch</a>.<a href="#cite_note-O'Toole_1993-17">[13]</a> Rain fell across Worcester County throughout the day on June 9.<a href="#cite_note-18">[14]</a> In New York, a strong cluster of thunderstorms began to build, moving eastward into Massachusetts. At approximately 4:25 p.m., a funnel cloud formed near the <a href="/wiki/Quabbin_Reservoir" title="Quabbin Reservoir">Quabbin Reservoir</a> near <a href="/wiki/New_Salem,_Massachusetts" title="New Salem, Massachusetts">New Salem</a>.<a href="#cite_note-19">[15]</a> Very soon after, the tornado developed in a forest outside of the rural community of Petersham. The tornado then proceeded to pass through a farm field, where it struck a farmhouse and killed two people. As the storm moved eastward at approximately 35 miles per hour (56 km/h), it hit the towns of <a href="/wiki/Rutland,_MA" class="mw-redirect" title="Rutland, MA">Rutland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Holden,_MA" class="mw-redirect" title="Holden, MA">Holden</a>, where 11 people were killed in total.<a href="#cite_note-O'Toole_1993-17">[13]</a>(Grazulis, 1993)<a href="#cite_note-Grazulis-6">[4]</a> At about 5:00 p.m., the tornado moved into the city of Worcester, alarming many residents. According to eyewitness accounts, the storm moved in extremely quickly, shocking the townsfolk. "I saw it grow noticeably darker," said eyewitness George Carlson, "Then it hit. Houses tumbled, trees fell, and it was all over. The tornado was definitely discernible. Like when you can see the lines of rain in an approaching rainstorm," he added.<a href="#cite_note-eyewitness-20">[16]</a> The tornado, which had grown to one mile (1.6 km) in width, destroyed several structures in Northern Worcester, including parts of <a href="/wiki/Assumption_College_(Worcester)" class="mw-redirect" title="Assumption College (Worcester)">Assumption College</a>. Other major structures included a newly built factory and a large residential development. Residential areas were devastated and entire rows of homes were swept away at possible F5 intensity.<a href="#cite_note-Grazulis-6">[4]</a> At approximately 5:20 p.m., the tornado crossed the far north end of <a href="/wiki/Lake_Quinsigamond" title="Lake Quinsigamond">Lake Quinsigamond</a>, and began to move through <a href="/wiki/Shrewsbury,_Massachusetts" title="Shrewsbury, Massachusetts">Shrewsbury</a>. Transmission towers were snapped in half, cutting off power to thousands of people in Shrewsbury and the surrounding towns. Dozens of homes between Maple Avenue and Grafton Street were destroyed, some completely swept away. The funnel maintained its one-mile (1.6 km) width as it passed throughout much of Shrewsbury, and still dealt a high degree of damage when it moved through downtown Westborough, where it began curving towards the northeast in its final leg.<a href="#cite_note-50book-21">[17]</a> In the storm's final moments, three were killed when Fayville Post Office in Southborough collapsed.<a href="#cite_note-50book-21">[17]</a> Around the time it ended, at 5:45 p.m., a <a href="/wiki/Tornado_warning" title="Tornado warning">tornado warning</a> was issued, although by then it was too late.<a href="#cite_note-50book-21">[17]</a> The final death toll was 94, the highest number of deaths ever resulting from an F4/EF4 tornado.<a href="#cite_note-22">[18]</a> 1,288 other people were injured.<a href="#cite_note-Grazulis-6">[4]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1953_tornado_season_in_perspective">1953 tornado season in perspective</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 1953 tornado season in perspective">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Tornadoes_of_1953" title="Tornadoes of 1953">Tornadoes of 1953</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.5em 1em;float:right;"> <caption>Outbreak death toll </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>State </th> <th>Total </th> <th>County </th> <th>County total </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1" bgcolor="#e6e9ff"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td rowspan="1" bgcolor="#e6e9ff">94 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcester_County,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester County, Massachusetts">Worcester</a> </td> <td>94 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4" bgcolor="#e6e9ff"><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td rowspan="4" bgcolor="#e6e9ff">125 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Genesee_County,_Michigan" title="Genesee County, Michigan">Genesee</a> </td> <td>116 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iosco_County,_Michigan" title="Iosco County, Michigan">Iosco</a> </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Monroe_County,_Michigan" title="Monroe County, Michigan">Monroe</a> </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Washtenaw_County,_Michigan" title="Washtenaw County, Michigan">Washtenaw</a> </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1" bgcolor="#e6e9ff"><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a> </td> <td rowspan="1" bgcolor="#e6e9ff">11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Valley_County,_Nebraska" title="Valley County, Nebraska">Valley</a> </td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5" bgcolor="#e6e9ff"><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td rowspan="5" bgcolor="#e6e9ff">17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cuyahoga_County,_Ohio" title="Cuyahoga County, Ohio">Cuyahoga</a> </td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Erie_County,_Ohio" title="Erie County, Ohio">Erie</a> </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_County,_Ohio" title="Henry County, Ohio">Henry</a> </td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lorain_County,_Ohio" title="Lorain County, Ohio">Lorain</a> </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wood_County,_Ohio" title="Wood County, Ohio">Wood</a> </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#e6e9ff">Totals </td> <td bgcolor="#e6e9ff">251 </td> <td colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" align="center">All deaths were tornado-related </td></tr> </tbody></table> The year 1953 saw some of the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history, including the <a href="/wiki/1953_Waco_tornado_outbreak#Waco,_Texas" title="1953 Waco tornado outbreak">Waco tornado</a> that hit on May 11, the Flint tornado of June 8, and the Worcester tornado on June 9. These 3 storms were also unique in occurring within a 30-day period. <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Flint_Tornado_1953.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Flint_Tornado_1953.jpg/200px-Flint_Tornado_1953.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="233" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Flint_Tornado_1953.jpg/300px-Flint_Tornado_1953.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Flint_Tornado_1953.jpg/400px-Flint_Tornado_1953.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="700" /></a><figcaption>Tornado tracks around <a href="/wiki/Lake_Erie" title="Lake Erie">Lake Erie</a> from the June 8, 1953 tornado outbreak.</figcaption></figure> Other severe tornadoes of 1953 hit <a href="/wiki/Warner_Robins,_Georgia" title="Warner Robins, Georgia">Warner Robins, Georgia</a> in <a href="/wiki/April%E2%80%93May_1953_tornado_outbreak_sequence" class="mw-redirect" title="April–May 1953 tornado outbreak sequence">April</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Angelo,_Texas" title="San Angelo, Texas">San Angelo, Texas</a> in <a href="/wiki/1953_Waco_tornado_outbreak" title="1953 Waco tornado outbreak">May</a> (same day as Waco), <a href="/wiki/Port_Huron,_Michigan" title="Port Huron, Michigan">Port Huron, Michigan</a> later in <a href="/wiki/1953_Sarnia_tornado_outbreak" title="1953 Sarnia tornado outbreak">May</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a> in June (same day as Flint and the day before Worcester), and <a href="/wiki/Vicksburg,_Mississippi" title="Vicksburg, Mississippi">Vicksburg, Mississippi</a> in <a href="/wiki/1953_Vicksburg,_Mississippi,_tornadoes" class="mw-redirect" title="1953 Vicksburg, Mississippi, tornadoes">December</a>.<a href="#cite_note-23">[19]</a> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_North_American_tornadoes_and_tornado_outbreaks" title="List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks">List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_New_England_tornado_outbreak" title="2011 New England tornado outbreak">2011 New England tornado outbreak</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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(2003). The Worcester Tornado, June 9, 1953. Bristol, RI: Private Publication.</li> <li>Chittick, William F. (2005). What Is So Rare As A Day In June: The Worcester Tornado, June 9, 1953. Bristol, RI: Multimedia Presentation.</li> <li>O'Toole, John M. (1993). Tornado! 84 minutes, 94 lives. 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An <a href="/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_sequence" class="mw-redirect" title="Tornado outbreak sequence">outbreak sequence</a>, prior to (after) modern records that began in 1950, is defined as, at most, two (one) consecutive days without at least one <a href="/wiki/Fujita_scale#Rating_classifications" title="Fujita scale">significant</a> (F2 or stronger) tornado.<a href="#cite_note-OutbreakClimo-3">[3]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a> All damage totals are in 1953 <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">United States dollars</a> unless otherwise noted. </li> <li id="cite_note-Date/Time-10">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Date/Time_10-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Date/Time_10-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Date/Time_10-2">c</a> All dates are based on the local <a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">time zone</a> where the tornado touched down; however, all times are in <a href="/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time" title="Coordinated Universal Time">Coordinated Universal Time</a> and dates are split at midnight <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CST/CDT</a> for consistency. </li> <li id="cite_note-Width-12">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Width_12-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Width_12-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Width_12-2">c</a> Prior to 1994, only the average widths of tornado paths were officially listed.<a href="#cite_note-Brooks-11">[8]</a> </li> </ol></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequence&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: External links">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/outbreaks/the-flint-worcester-tornado-outbreak-1953">Full map of Flint-Worcester tornado outbreak</a> Tornado 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title="1908 Dixie tornado outbreak">Natchez, Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_1920_tornado_outbreak" title="April 1920 tornado outbreak">Starkville, Mississippi/Waco, Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Lorain%E2%80%93Sandusky_tornado" title="1924 Lorain–Sandusky tornado">Lorain–Sandusky, Ohio</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;text-align:center;width:30%;"><div> <ul><li>March 18, 1925</li> <li>May 6, 1840</li> <li>May 27, 1896</li> <li>April 5, 1936</li> <li>April 6, 1936</li> <li>April 9, 1947</li> <li>May 22, 2011</li> <li>April 24, 1908</li> <li>June 12, 1899</li> <li>June 8, 1953 </li> <li>March 27, 1890</li> <li>May 11, 1953 May 18, 1902</li> <li>March 23, 1913</li> <li>May 26, 1917</li> <li>June 23, 1944</li> <li>April 18, 1880</li> <li>June 1, 1903 May 9, 1927</li> <li>May 10, 1905</li> <li>June 9, 1953</li> <li>June 3, 1860</li> <li>April 24, 1908</li> <li>April 20, 1920</li> <li>June 28, 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style="padding:0px;text-align:center;background:#DDDDFF;width:10%;"><div> <ul><li>1</li> <li>2</li> <li>3</li> <li>4</li> <li>5</li> <li>6</li> <li>7</li> <li>8</li> <li>9</li> <li>10</li></ul> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;text-align:center;width:27.5%;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2011_Joplin_tornado" title="2011 Joplin tornado">Joplin, Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Tuscaloosa%E2%80%93Birmingham_tornado" title="2011 Tuscaloosa–Birmingham tornado">Tuscaloosa, Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Moore_tornado" title="2013 Moore tornado">Moore, Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_sequence_of_June_1966#Topeka,_Kansas" title="Tornado outbreak sequence of June 1966">Topeka, Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lubbock_tornado" title="Lubbock tornado">Lubbock, Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_of_October_20%E2%80%9322,_2019#Northern_Dallas–Richardson,_Texas" title="Tornado outbreak of October 20–22, 2019">Dallas, Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Bridge_Creek%E2%80%93Moore_tornado" title="1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado">Oklahoma City metro, Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Nashville_tornado_outbreak#Nashville–Mount_Juliet–Lebanon–Gordonsville,_Tennessee" title="2020 Nashville tornado outbreak">Nashville, Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Hackleburg%E2%80%93Phil_Campbell_tornado" title="2011 Hackleburg–Phil Campbell tornado">Hackleburg–Phil Campbell, Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Red_River_Valley_tornado_outbreak#Holliday–Wichita_Falls,_Texas/Waurika,_Oklahoma" title="1979 Red River Valley tornado outbreak">Wichita Falls, Texas</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;text-align:center;width:22.5%;"><div> <ul><li>May 22, 2011</li> <li>April 27, 2011</li> <li>May 20, 2013</li> <li>June 8, 1966</li> <li>May 11, 1970</li> <li>October 20, 2019</li> <li>May 3, 1999</li> <li>March 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