Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Wells County, Indiana, October 6, 1955
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.73, -85.18) to the end point (40.73, -85.18), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 6, 1955, 7:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Wells County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 6, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 1955 | F2 | Illinois | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6, 1955 | F1 | Illinois | 15 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 6, 1955 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6, 1955 | F1 | Illinois | 10.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.