Tornado outbreak of June 1881

Weather event in the United States

The Tornado outbreak of June 1881 was a tornado outbreak that occurred on June 11–12, 1881. It affected the West North Central States of the Midwestern United States and produced numerous strong tornadoes, killing at least 20 people, primarily in parts of Kansas and Missouri. One of the strongest tornadoes in the outbreak was an F4—possibly an F5—that hit near Hopkins, Missouri, in Nodaway County. In all, the outbreak killed at least 20 people and injured at least 141.^[1]

Confirmed tornadoes

The ratings for these tornadoes were done by tornado expert Thomas P. Grazulis and are not official ratings.

June 11

June 12

See also

• List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks

References

1. Grazulis 1993, pp. 611–2
2. Grazulis 1993, p. 611
3. "Iowa F5/EF5 Tornadoes". crh.noaa.gov. La Crosse, Wisconsin: National Weather Service. 13 May 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
4. Grazulis 1993, p. 612

Bibliography

• Grazulis, Thomas (1993), Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events, St. Johnsbury, Vermont: Environmental Films, ISBN 1-879362-03-1
• National Historical Company (1882), "34: Tornadoes", The History of Nodaway County, Missouri, National Historical Company, pp. 502–11

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