Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Moniteau County, Missouri, May 26, 1955
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.2 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.65, -92.68) to the end point (38.65, -92.68), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 26, 1955, 9:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Moniteau County
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 26, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 1955 | F3 | Arkansas | 28.8 mi | 1,000 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 26, 1955 | F2 | Kansas | 66.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1955 | F2 | Texas | 1.3 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1955 | F2 | Illinois | 1.5 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1955 | F2 | Illinois | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 26, 1955 | F2 | Arkansas | 4.5 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1955 | F2 | Nebraska | 6.5 mi | 167 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1955 | F2 | Kansas | 7.8 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 26, 1955 | F2 | Missouri | 11.7 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 26, 1955 | F2 | Arkansas | 7.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 7 |
| May 26, 1955 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1955 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1955 | F1 | Oklahoma | 11.6 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1955 | F1 | Oklahoma | 14.2 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 26, 1955 | F1 | Missouri | 2.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1955 | F1 | Illinois | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 26, 1955 | F1 | Illinois | 18.7 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1955 | F1 | Nebraska | 4.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1955 | F1 | Missouri | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1955 | F1 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1955 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1955 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1955 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1955 | F0 | Oklahoma | 4.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1955 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1955 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1955 | F0 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 26, 1955 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1955 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.