Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Hamilton County, Kansas, May 27, 1956
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length30.8 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.95, -101.80) to the end point (37.97, -101.23), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 27, 1956, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Hamilton County, Kearny County
- Path
- 30.8 miles long, up to 10 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 | 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 |
| 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.