Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Knox County, Texas, May 27, 1956
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length9.7 mi
Width17 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.30, -99.97) to the end point (33.28, -99.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 27, 1956, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Knox County, Haskell County
- Path
- 9.7 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 27, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1956 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1956 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1956 | F1 | Kansas | 30.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1956 | F0 | Texas | 13.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1956 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1956 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.