Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Kent County, Texas, May 27, 1956
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width17 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.25, -100.58) to the end point (33.25, -100.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 27, 1956, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Kent County
- Path
- 1 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 | 9.7 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.