Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, LaPorte County, Indiana, March 3, 1955
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length5.6 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.62, -86.78) to the end point (41.60, -86.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 3, 1955, 4:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- LaPorte County
- Near the path
- La Porte (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 5.6 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.