Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Randolph County, Missouri, May 22, 1956
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length9.8 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.75, -92.48) to the end point (39.85, -92.35), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 22, 1956, 8:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Randolph County
- Near the path
- Macon (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 9.8 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 22, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 1956 | F0 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 22, 1956 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.