Kansas, 1951

Tornadoes in Kansas, June 6, 1951

June 6, 1951 · 9 events in 5 counties and zones

9 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
6
Property damage
$80,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

9 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Grant

When
June 6, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
37.580, -101.330

Tornado, Trego

When
June 6, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Trego County
Rating
F1
Path length
3 mi
Path width
400 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
38.880, -99.920

Tornado, Pratt

When
June 6, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Pratt County
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
37.780, -98.870

Tornado, Pratt

When
June 6, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Pratt County
Path length
9 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
37.630, -98.900

Tornado, Pratt

When
June 6, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Pratt County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
37.520, -98.820

Tornado, Pratt

When
June 6, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Pratt County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
37.770, -98.570

Tornado, Grant

When
June 6, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Rating
F3
Path length
44.8 mi
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
37.580, -101.370

Tornado, Osborne

When
June 6, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Osborne County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
39.180, -99.030

Tornado, Butler

When
June 6, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Butler County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
37.680, -97.120

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10028716, 10028717, 10028718, 10028719, 10028720, 10028721, 10028722, 10028723, 10028724.