EF4Historical Record
EF4 Tornado — Lyon County, Kansas — June 8, 1974
Lyon County, KS
1760 yd wide37.5 mi longmoved NE
Shaded band = damage-path width · animated dot traces direction of travel
Event stats
EF ratingEF4
Date & timeJune 8, 1974 · 6:00 PM
Path length37.5 mi
Max width1760 yd
Injuries177
Fatalities6
Details
A EF4 tornado was recorded in Lyon County, KS, tracking roughly 37.5 miles with a maximum width of about 1760 yards. The event is associated with 6 fatalities and 177 injuries in the historical record. Details are drawn from NOAA/SPC and may be incomplete or generalized.
Historical record from public weather datasets.
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