1951 Corn tornado

1951 F3 tornado in Oklahoma 1951 Corn tornado File:1951 Corn, Oklahoma F3 tornado.jpg 300 The tornado as it was going through Corn. June 8, 1951 >158 mi/h km/h on F3 NWS Fujita Scale 0 (+1 indirect) 0 $250,000 (1951 USD) Corn Tornadoes of 1951 During the later evening hours of June 8, 1951, an intense and destructive F3 tornado travelled through mid-west Oklahoma affecting the towns of Corn and Colony, Oklahoma. The tornado would become the first tornado caught on motion pictures in the United States.The first Video was captured in Cuba in 1930's N1 The tornado would not cause a direct fatality on injury, though one man was killed when he was struck by lightning. 2010-06-08 Corn Resident One of First to Capture Tornado on Motion Pictures 59 Years Ago https://www.news9.com/story/5e35b49083eff40362bef2b3/corn-resident-one-of-first-to-capture-tornado-on-motion-pictures-59-years-ago 2026-04-29 News9.com en-US The tornado would travel 11 miles and would reach its widest point of 173 yards (519 ft.) near Corn and Colony. Oklahoma Tornadoes in June (1950-Present) https://www.weather.gov/oun/tornadodata-ok-junetornadoes 2026-04-29 www.weather.gov EN-US A tornado warning gave residents ample time to seek shelter in homes as the tornado would just miss downtown Corn. The tornado would move extremely slow at around 10 mph, heading in a southeastern direction.Oklahoma Tornado – June 8, 1951 https://data.lansingstatejournal.com/tornado-archive/oklahoma/10099735/ Lansing State Journal – Tornado Archive After exiting Corn, it would then converge with another tornado and strengthen it as it would enter Colony a few miles away.Western History Collections https://legacy-westhist.libraries.ou.edu/locations/docs/westhist/flora/tornado2.html 2026-04-30 legacy-westhist.libraries.ou.edu After damaging several houses in Colony, it would then enter a rope-out phase and dissipate just southeast of Colony.ArcGIS Web Application https://apps.dat.noaa.gov/stormdamage/damageviewer/ 2026-04-30 apps.dat.noaa.gov While no one was directly affected by the tornado, one man was killed when struck by a lightning bolt while the tornado was still on the ground. The tornado would inflict $250,000 (1951 USD), in 11 mi km in, though the time on the ground is unknown.Storm Events Database - Event Details National Centers for Environmental Information 10099735 2026-04-30 www.ncei.noaa.gov Meteorological synopsis thumb|A large high pressure area over in the Gulf of Mexico. The mouth of June was average, with temperatures around 76.1 F C none and precipitation around 4.79 in cm.Climate at a Glance National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/time-series/OK-149/tavg/1/6/1951-1952 2026-04-30 www.ncei.noaa.gov On June 8, heavy rain and hail accompanied the severe thunderstorms that spawned the tornadoes.CLEM, L. (1951) The weather and circulation of June 1951, Ametsoc. Available at: https://journals.ametsoc.org/downloadpdf/journals/mwre/79/6/1520-0493_1951_079_0125_twacoj_2_0_co_2.pdf (Accessed: 30 April 2026). The first tornado in the localized tornado outbreak would be an F2 in Alabama that would injure 2.Storm Events Database - Event Details National Centers for Environmental Information 9979425 2026-04-30 www.ncei.noaa.gov Another F2 would strike Douglas County in Kansas causing damage to a barn.Storm Events Database - Event Details National Centers for Environmental Information 10028726 2026-04-30 www.ncei.noaa.gov Tornado summary left|thumb|An excerpt from the original video. Note the slowness of its movement. The Corn tornado would touch down from clouds about 5,000 ft high at approximately 6:30 PM CST, just northwest of Corn, about 13.5 mi km southeast of Clinton. As it entered Corn, a tornado warning was issued for Corn and Colony. The tornado would cause at least $250,000 (1951 USD) in damage there. The tornado would continue out of Corn and connect with a separate tornado that was also causing damage. This tornado was not counted in the list of tornadoes.https://books.google.com/books?id=oDLmcAa9ZNAC&dq=1951+tornado+damage&pg=RA12-PA42#v=onepage&q&f=false Climatological Data: National summary 1951 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Data and Information Service, National Climatic Center en The tornado would weaken as it crossed plains northwest of Colony. Here, John Gosen would record the first Video in United States of a tornado.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZHTjgRrAUE Oklahoman First in U.S. to Capture Tornado on Motion Pictures 2010-06-08 News 9 YouTube 2026-04-30 YouTubeThe History of the Town of Corn, Oklahoma https://www.townofcornok.com/cornhistory 2026-04-30 mysite en The video shows a multi-vortex tornado crossing into Colony at a slow speed.While specific forward speed (mph) is not cited in the records, historical accounts from the time specifically characterize it as "slow moving"A Comparison Between The Direction of Tornado Movement And The Associated 500 mb. Level Wind Direction https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2512&context=jmas Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science Digital Commons Johnson A.B 1964 1 32 37–42 The tornado would dissipate shortly after entering Caddo County, about 3 miles east of Colony. Washita County, OK Tornadoes (1875-Present) https://www.weather.gov/oun/tornadodata-county-ok-washita 2026-04-30 www.weather.gov EN-US Aftermath After the tornado dissipated, it had accumulated over $250,000 (1951 USD) in damages in 11 miles. Several hundred of livestock were killed, though no direct human fatalities occurred. It would ultimately destroy 25 homes and 22 farm buildings causing hundreds of thousands of dollars to fix. One man was killed when he was struck by lightning. The tornado was the most notable among the tornado outbreak.August 2026 Other tornadoes 4 2 7 1 Several other tornadoes would touch down across Alabama, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. An F2 near Plevna, Alabama, north of New Market, caused a home to be leveled, resulting in two minor injuries, while a granary was destroyed, and other buildings were damaged. Another F2 tornado near Clinton Lake, southwest of Lawrence in Douglas County, Kansas, damaged a barn, removing the roof and destroying the front and sides. Overall, 7 tornadoes were confirmed. See also Tornadoes of 1951 List of meteorological photos and videos Notes note References 1951-06-08 Category:Oklahoma Category:Weather 06-08 1951-06-08