Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Montgomery County, Illinois, April 28, 1956
RatingF1
Deaths2
Injuries0
Length4.7 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.20, -89.70) to the end point (39.23, -89.62), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 28, 1956, 11:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Montgomery County
- Path
- 4.7 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 28, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1956 | F3 | Nebraska | 39.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 1956 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1956 | F2 | Oklahoma | 27.9 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1956 | F1 | Missouri | 2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1956 | F1 | Oklahoma | 35.4 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1956 | F0 | Kansas | 2.3 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1956 | F0 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.