Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Barton County, Kansas, May 6, 1955
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.33, -99.03) to the end point (38.33, -99.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 6, 1955, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Barton County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 6, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1955 | F2 | Iowa | 15.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1955 | F2 | Texas | 10.1 mi | 33 yd | 1 | 1 |
| May 6, 1955 | F2 | Texas | 4.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1955 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.