Tornado outbreak of June 19, 1951

Tornado outbreak of June 19, 1951
TypeTornado outbreak
DurationJune 19, 1951
Tornadoes
confirmed		5
Max. rating1F4 tornado
Duration of
tornado outbreak2		4 hours, 50 minutes
Fatalities1 fatality (+1 non-tornadic), 20 injuries (+6 non-tornadic)
Damage$5.030 million (1951 USD)[1]
$59 million (2024 USD)
Areas affectedGreat Plains, Midwestern United States

1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale
2Time from first tornado to last tornado

Five scattered tornadoes touched down across the Great Plains and Midwestern United States on June 19, 1951. The event was highlighted by a large, violent F4 tornado family that moved through the western and northern suburbs of Minneapolis, causing all the tornadic casualties from the outbreak. In all, one person was killed, 20 others were injured, and damage was estimated at $59 million (2024 USD). There was one additional death and six injuries from non-tornadic events as well.[nb 1][nb 2][nb 3]

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