Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Shelby County, Tennessee, October 28, 1955
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.05, -89.67) to the end point (35.05, -89.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 28, 1955, 12:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Shelby County
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 28, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 1955 | F3 | Arkansas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28, 1955 | F2 | Arkansas | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 1955 | F2 | Mississippi | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28, 1955 | F0 | Georgia | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.