Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F4 tornado, Mountrail County, North Dakota, July 5, 1955

RatingF4

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length28 mi

Width100 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (48.43, -102.33) to the end point (48.73, -101.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: July 5, 1955, 5:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F4
States: North Dakota
Counties: Mountrail County
Path: 28 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on July 5, 1955

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Jul 5, 1955	F2	Massachusetts	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 5, 1955	F0	Missouri	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0

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Tornado history nearby

Mountrail County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.