Texas, 1954

Tornadoes in Texas, June 1, 1954

June 1, 1954 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

5 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
2
Injuries
21
Property damage
$2.8 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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

5 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Pecos

When
June 1, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Pecos County
Rating
F2
Path length
8.3 mi
Path width
880 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
30.900, -102.300

Tornado, Cottle

When
June 1, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Cottle County
Rating
F3
Path length
13.4 mi
Path width
267 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
14 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
34.020, -100.300

Tornado, Knox

When
June 1, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Knox County
Rating
F2
Path length
1.9 mi
Path width
133 yd
Coordinates
33.630, -99.580

Tornado, Wichita

When
June 1, 8:55 PM CST
Where
Wichita County
Rating
F3
Path length
5.9 mi
Path width
50 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
33.950, -98.670

Tornado, Floyd

When
June 1, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Floyd County
Rating
F3
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
34.100, -98.570

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Tornado, Cottle1954-06-01Direct
Tornado, Wichita1954-06-01Direct

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

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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: 10122949, 10122950, 10122951, 10122952, 10122953.