Parts of this article (those related to Confirmed tornadoes) need to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.(September 2020)
1Most severe tornado damage; see
Fujita scale 2Time from first tornado to last tornado
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.
A tornado struck north of the "Hickory Grove" cemetery near
Belmond, in the northeast edge of Wright County, displacing a home from its foundation and leveling a barn. Local residents reported that 15 cattle died.[2] An
F5 tornado hit the Belmond area on October 14, 1966.[3]
1 death – A tornado razed 15 structures in a frontier outpost 4 mi (6.4 km) northwest of
Garner.[2] Nearby, the tornado leveled homes and barns. According to reports, winds lofted a clock for 2 mi (3.2 km), and several people sustained severe injuries.[2] The tornado killed one person who had stepped outside to check the weather.
2 deaths – This violent tornado just missed
Des Moines and
Avon, sweeping away two homes. Only the basements remained, and two people died—one in each home.[2] As the tornado traversed the
Des Moines River, it hurled water 100
feet (30
m) into the air. The tornado damaged or destroyed 11 more homes near Colfax before dissipating.[2]
2 deaths – This strong tornado leveled three farmhouses near
Lura Township. A couple died in one of the destroyed houses.[1]Another tornado, estimated to have been an F2, hit the same area near Winnebago on July 15.[4]
This tornado struck two homes just north of Mulvane, both of which were razed. The tornado obliterated another home northwest of Douglass as an onlooker watched from nearby.[2] The snakelike funnel resembled "water being sprayed from a huge hose."[2]
3 deaths – This disastrous tornado destroyed the community of Floral, where two people died and many homes were called "leveled."[2] However, residents sought shelter as the storm neared, reducing the death toll. One other person died on a farm outside Floral, and 28 other homes were razed along the path.[2]
5 deaths – This tornado narrowly missed 100 farms along the
Marais des Cygnes River, but still leveled 50 homes and barns in its path.[2] From northwest of
Melvern to north of
Quenemo, the tornado obliterated farmhouses, dispersing debris for several miles.[2]
2 deaths – This large and extremely intense
multiple-vortex tornado obliterated a pair of farms near Hopkins and may have caused F5 damage in the area.[2]
5 deaths – This powerful tornado produced F4 damage north of
Flag Springs. The tornado razed 80 structures, many of which were homes and barns, and killed numerous livestock in its path.[2]
This was probably an F4 tornado that obliterated all structures on free farms, one of which had its farmhouse swept away, with debris strewn for up to 0.5 mi (0.80 km).[2] The funnel dissipated as it approached the
Raccoon River. An F5 tornado hit near Adair on June 27, 1953.[3]
Grazulis, Thomas (1993), Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events,
St. Johnsbury, Vermont: Environmental Films,
ISBN1-879362-03-1
National Historical Company (1882), "34: Tornadoes", The History of Nodaway County, Missouri, National Historical Company, pp. 502–11
Parts of this article (those related to Confirmed tornadoes) need to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.(September 2020)
1Most severe tornado damage; see
Fujita scale 2Time from first tornado to last tornado
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.
A tornado struck north of the "Hickory Grove" cemetery near
Belmond, in the northeast edge of Wright County, displacing a home from its foundation and leveling a barn. Local residents reported that 15 cattle died.[2] An
F5 tornado hit the Belmond area on October 14, 1966.[3]
1 death – A tornado razed 15 structures in a frontier outpost 4 mi (6.4 km) northwest of
Garner.[2] Nearby, the tornado leveled homes and barns. According to reports, winds lofted a clock for 2 mi (3.2 km), and several people sustained severe injuries.[2] The tornado killed one person who had stepped outside to check the weather.
2 deaths – This violent tornado just missed
Des Moines and
Avon, sweeping away two homes. Only the basements remained, and two people died—one in each home.[2] As the tornado traversed the
Des Moines River, it hurled water 100
feet (30
m) into the air. The tornado damaged or destroyed 11 more homes near Colfax before dissipating.[2]
2 deaths – This strong tornado leveled three farmhouses near
Lura Township. A couple died in one of the destroyed houses.[1]Another tornado, estimated to have been an F2, hit the same area near Winnebago on July 15.[4]
This tornado struck two homes just north of Mulvane, both of which were razed. The tornado obliterated another home northwest of Douglass as an onlooker watched from nearby.[2] The snakelike funnel resembled "water being sprayed from a huge hose."[2]
3 deaths – This disastrous tornado destroyed the community of Floral, where two people died and many homes were called "leveled."[2] However, residents sought shelter as the storm neared, reducing the death toll. One other person died on a farm outside Floral, and 28 other homes were razed along the path.[2]
5 deaths – This tornado narrowly missed 100 farms along the
Marais des Cygnes River, but still leveled 50 homes and barns in its path.[2] From northwest of
Melvern to north of
Quenemo, the tornado obliterated farmhouses, dispersing debris for several miles.[2]
2 deaths – This large and extremely intense
multiple-vortex tornado obliterated a pair of farms near Hopkins and may have caused F5 damage in the area.[2]
5 deaths – This powerful tornado produced F4 damage north of
Flag Springs. The tornado razed 80 structures, many of which were homes and barns, and killed numerous livestock in its path.[2]
This was probably an F4 tornado that obliterated all structures on free farms, one of which had its farmhouse swept away, with debris strewn for up to 0.5 mi (0.80 km).[2] The funnel dissipated as it approached the
Raccoon River. An F5 tornado hit near Adair on June 27, 1953.[3]
Grazulis, Thomas (1993), Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events,
St. Johnsbury, Vermont: Environmental Films,
ISBN1-879362-03-1
National Historical Company (1882), "34: Tornadoes", The History of Nodaway County, Missouri, National Historical Company, pp. 502–11