Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Lawrence County, Arkansas, November 15, 1955
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries9
Length3.8 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.90, -91.08) to the end point (35.92, -91.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 15, 1955, 6:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Lawrence County
- Near the path
- Alicia (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 3.8 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 9 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 15, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 1955 | F3 | Arkansas | 36.5 mi | 133 yd | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 15, 1955 | F3 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15, 1955 | F3 | Indiana | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 9 |
| Nov 15, 1955 | F3 | Ohio, Indiana | 21 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 8 |
| Nov 15, 1955 | F2 | Arkansas | 1.5 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15, 1955 | F2 | Arkansas | 15 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15, 1955 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 15, 1955 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15, 1955 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15, 1955 | F1 | Illinois | 4.5 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15, 1955 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15, 1955 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15, 1955 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15, 1955 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15, 1955 | F0 | Illinois | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.