Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Hopkins County, Texas, April 6, 1955
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length9.8 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.33, -95.37) to the end point (33.35, -95.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 6, 1955, 7:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Hopkins County, Franklin County
- Path
- 9.8 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 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 | 37.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 6, 1955 | F2 | Texas | 5.2 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.