Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Burleigh County, North Dakota, June 17, 1956
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length37.1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (47.00, -100.75) to the end point (47.13, -99.98), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 17, 1956, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Dakota
- Counties
- Burleigh County, Kidder County
- Path
- 37.1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 17, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 1956 | F3 | Texas | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1956 | F1 | Illinois | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1956 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 17, 1956 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.