Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Denton County, Texas, April 6, 1955
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length37.9 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.37, -97.18) to the end point (33.45, -96.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 6, 1955, 4:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Denton County, Grayson County
- Near the path
- Sanger, Van Alstyne, Pilot Point, Gunter (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 37.9 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 6, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 1955 | F3 | Texas | 30.2 mi | 67 yd | 1 | 27 |
| Apr 6, 1955 | F3 | Texas | 21.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 6, 1955 | F3 | Texas | 15.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 6, 1955 | F2 | Texas | 5.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 6, 1955 | F2 | Texas | 9.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 6, 1955 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 6, 1955 | F1 | South Carolina | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 6, 1955 | F0 | California | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.