EF4Historical Record
EF4 Tornado — Rice County, Kansas — June 8, 1950
Rice County, KS
700 yd wide17.1 mi longmoved E
Shaded band = damage-path width · animated dot traces direction of travel
Event stats
EF ratingEF4
Date & timeJune 8, 1950 · 8:10 PM
Path length17.1 mi
Max width700 yd
Injuries5
Fatalities1
Details
A EF4 tornado was recorded in Rice County, KS, tracking roughly 17.1 miles with a maximum width of about 700 yards. The event is associated with 1 fatality and 5 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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