Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Washington County, Arkansas, November 15, 1955
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length15 mi
Width220 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.05, -94.00) to the end point (36.13, -93.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 15, 1955, 7:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Washington County
- Path
- 15 miles long, up to 220 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 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 | Arkansas | 3.8 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 9 |
| 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 | 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.