Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Garfield County, Oklahoma, April 8, 1956
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length7.3 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.38, -97.90) to the end point (36.40, -97.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 8, 1956, 10:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Garfield County
- Path
- 7.3 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 8, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 1956 | F3 | Oklahoma | 7.7 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1956 | F2 | Oklahoma | 14.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1956 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1956 | F1 | Oklahoma | 6.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.