Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Escambia County, Florida, May 5, 1956
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.43, -87.23) to the end point (30.43, -87.23), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 5, 1956, 8:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Florida
- Counties
- Escambia County
- Near the path
- Pensacola, Goulding (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.