Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Linn County, Iowa, May 29, 1956
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.17, -91.55) to the end point (42.17, -91.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 29, 1956, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Linn County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 29, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 1956 | F2 | Nebraska | 2.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1956 | F2 | Iowa | 3.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1956 | F1 | Iowa | 3.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1956 | F1 | Kansas | 9.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1956 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1956 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1956 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.