Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Collingsworth County, Texas, June 17, 1955
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length16.2 mi
Width67 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.85, -100.22) to the end point (34.88, -99.93), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 17, 1955, 7:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Collingsworth County
- Path
- 16.2 miles long, up to 67 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 17, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 1955 | F2 | Nebraska | 10.6 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1955 | F2 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1955 | F2 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1955 | F2 | Oklahoma | 3.6 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1955 | F2 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1955 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.8 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1955 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1955 | F1 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1955 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1955 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1955 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1955 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1955 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1955 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.