Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Darke County, Ohio, November 15, 1955
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries8
Length21 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.10, -84.77) to the end point (40.10, -84.77), 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
- F3
- States
- Ohio, Indiana
- Counties
- Darke County, Randolph County
- Path
- 21 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 8 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 | 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.