Tornado outbreak of June 19, 1951
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 $ ( USD). There was one additional death and six injuries from non-tornadic events as well. Meteorological synopsis A low-pressure area formed over northeastern South Dakota very early on June 19. As other storms formed across the Central U.S. throughout the day, this low moved slowly eastward into Minnesota, becoming the focal point for locally strong to severe storms, including two that would produce a violent F4 tornado family and a strong F2 tornado. Confirmed tornadoes Note: Several tornadoes were reported in the CDNS report but not confirmed in the final count: A possible tornado was sighted northeast of Ashland, Kansas, but it was not confirmed. However, this may have actually been the tornado confirmed on the day instead of the Comanche County, Kansas, F0 tornado. The tornado was spotted right before a hail and high wind storm which