Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Anderson County, Texas, April 12, 1955
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries7
Length5.6 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.05, -95.52) to the end point (32.08, -95.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 12, 1955, 11:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Anderson County
- Path
- 5.6 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 7 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 12, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 1955 | F2 | Oklahoma | 6.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1955 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1955 | F2 | Mississippi | 57.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1955 | F2 | Mississippi | 112.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1955 | F1 | Texas | 2.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1955 | F1 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1955 | F1 | Kansas | 4.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1955 | F0 | Oklahoma | 45.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1955 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.