Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Walworth County, Wisconsin, April 18, 1955
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length3.3 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.75, -88.67) to the end point (42.75, -88.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 18, 1955, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Wisconsin
- Counties
- Walworth County
- Path
- 3.3 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 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 | 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.