Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Merced County, California, April 18, 1955
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.30, -120.25) to the end point (37.30, -120.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 18, 1955, 2:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- California
- Counties
- Merced County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 18, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 1955 | F3 | Texas | 8.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1955 | F2 | Wisconsin | 17.3 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1955 | F2 | Wisconsin | 9.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1955 | F2 | Illinois | 9 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1955 | F2 | Wisconsin | 3.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 1955 | F1 | Wisconsin | 13.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.