Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Eastland County, Texas, May 11, 1955
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length17.5 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.38, -98.98) to the end point (32.47, -98.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 11, 1955, 4:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Eastland County
- Near the path
- Cisco, Ranger (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 17.5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 11, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 1955 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 1955 | F2 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 1955 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 1955 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 1955 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 1955 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 1955 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 1955 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.