Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, May 13, 1956
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries5
Length0.7 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.37, -79.87) to the end point (40.37, -79.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 13, 1956, 12:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Allegheny County
- Near the path
- West Mifflin (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.7 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 13, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 1956 | F2 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 13, 1956 | F0 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1956 | F0 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 1956 | F0 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.