Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, San Diego County, California, April 13, 1956
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.1 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.63, -117.08) to the end point (32.63, -117.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 13, 1956, 4:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- California
- Counties
- San Diego County
- Near the path
- Chula Vista (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.