Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Hemphill County, Texas, June 16, 1955
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3.8 mi
Width1,320 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.92, -100.12) to the end point (35.95, -100.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 16, 1955, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Hemphill County
- Path
- 3.8 miles long, up to 1,320 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 16, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 1955 | F2 | Utah | 2.7 mi | 333 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1955 | F2 | Texas | 3 mi | 333 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1955 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1955 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1955 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1955 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1955 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1955 | F0 | Utah | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1955 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1955 | F0 | Texas | 2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1955 | F0 | Texas | 2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1955 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1955 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.