Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Bryan County, Oklahoma, April 28, 1956

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length27.9 mi
Width300 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.13, -96.07) to the end point (34.25, -95.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
April 28, 1956, 10:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Oklahoma
Counties
Bryan County, Atoka County, Pushmataha County
Path
27.9 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on April 28, 1956

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Apr 28, 1956F3Nebraska39.3 mi10 yd01
Apr 28, 1956F2Oklahoma0.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 28, 1956F1Missouri2 mi33 yd00
Apr 28, 1956F1Oklahoma35.4 mi10 yd00
Apr 28, 1956F1Illinois4.7 mi10 yd20
Apr 28, 1956F0Kansas2.3 mi67 yd00
Apr 28, 1956F0Oklahoma1 mi50 yd00
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.