Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Wheeler County, Texas, April 18, 1955
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length8.9 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.40, -100.10) to the end point (35.50, -100.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 18, 1955, 6:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Wheeler County
- Path
- 8.9 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 18, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Apr 18, 1955 | F0 | California | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.