Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Madison County, Kentucky, April 24, 1955
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length2.7 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.75, -84.27) to the end point (37.78, -84.23), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 24, 1955, 3:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kentucky
- Counties
- Madison County
- Near the path
- Richmond (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 2.7 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 24, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 1955 | F4 | Alabama | 8.6 mi | 200 yd | 5 | 20 |
| Apr 24, 1955 | F2 | Tennessee | 11.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 24, 1955 | F1 | Tennessee | 5.7 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.