strongest winds were recorded in Tupelo, Mississippi, where gusts destroyed a plane and damaged several others at an airport. On May 5, severe thunderstorm winds in Nebraska City, Nebraska destroyed an airplane hangar and tossed the plane inside into the trees nearby. In addition to the numerous tornadoes that occurred, one waterspout was confirmed to have taken place near Key West, Florida on May 9. Heavy snow of up to fell west of the Continental Divide in Montana with Missoula setting a record for the most snow seen in a 24-hour period with . See also List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks Notes References Tornadoes of 1961 F4 tornadoes Tornado outbreaks by intensity Weather events in North America Tornadoes in Oklahoma Tornadoes in Texas Tornadoes in Utah Tornadoes in Colorado Tornadoes in Florida Tornadoes in Arkansas Tornadoes in Missouri Tornadoes in Indiana Tornadoes in Kansas Tornadoes in Ohio Tornadoes in Kentucky Tornadoes in Tennessee Tornadoes in Georgia (U.S. state) Tornadoes in New York (state)