Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, March 15, 1955

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries9
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.25, -87.08) to the end point (37.25, -87.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
March 15, 1955, 9:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Kentucky
Counties
Muhlenberg County
Near the path
Cleaton (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path
0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 9 injuries
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.