Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Hopkins County, Kentucky, April 29, 1956

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries1

Length13.8 mi

Width100 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.17, -87.67) to the end point (37.17, -87.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 29, 1956, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Kentucky
Counties: Hopkins County
Path: 13.8 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 1 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 29, 1956

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
Apr 29, 1956	F3	Arkansas	3.3 mi	50 yd
Apr 29, 1956	F1	Illinois	2.3 mi	10 yd
Apr 29, 1956	F1	Illinois	21.9 mi	10 yd

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Hopkins County
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Union County
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.