Tornadoes in Indiana, June 1, 1954

Name: Tornadoes in Indiana, June 1, 1954
Start: 1954-06-01T02:00
End: 1954-06-01T06:00
Location: Indiana

June 1, 1954 · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

6 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.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $35,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

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

6 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Benton

When: June 1, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Benton County
Rating: F2
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 40.700, -87.270

Tornado, Lake

When: June 1, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Lake County
Rating: F2
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 41.250, -87.480

Tornado, Pulaski

When: June 1, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Pulaski County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 41.050, -86.580

Tornado, Marshall

When: June 1, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Marshall County
Rating: F2
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 41.230, -86.230

Tornado, White

When: June 1, 3:30 AM CST
Where: White County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 40.850, -86.880

Tornado, Elkhart

When: June 1, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Elkhart County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 41.600, -85.820

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Indiana in 1954 Every state in 1954 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Indiana, 1954

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: 10004062, 10004063, 10004064, 10004065, 10004066, 10004067.