Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Harrison County, Texas, March 20, 1955
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.3 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.48, -94.07) to the end point (32.53, -94.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 20, 1955, 9:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Harrison County
- Path
- 4.3 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 20, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 1955 | F3 | Missouri | 3.6 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 17 |
| Mar 20, 1955 | F2 | Arkansas | 12.6 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20, 1955 | F2 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20, 1955 | F2 | Arkansas, Missouri | 89.4 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 20, 1955 | F1 | Texas | 17.2 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 20, 1955 | F1 | Texas | 4.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 20, 1955 | F1 | Texas | 6.2 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20, 1955 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.