Type Tornado outbreak Tornadoes confirmed ≥ 11 Duration of tornado outbreak ~28 hours Start date June 12, 1881 | Duration June 11–12, 1881 Max rating Damage Unknown | |
The June 1881 tornado outbreak was a tornado outbreak that occurred on June 11–12, 1881. It affected the West North Central States of the Midwestern United States and produced numerous strong tornadoes, killing at least 20 people, primarily in parts of Kansas and Missouri. One of the strongest tornadoes in the outbreak was an F4—possibly an F5—that hit near Hopkins, Missouri, in Nodaway County. In all, the outbreak killed at least 20 people and injured at least 141.
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