Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Leavenworth County, Kansas, June 18, 1956
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.8 mi
Width27 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.25, -94.90) to the end point (39.25, -94.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 18, 1956, 6:20 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Leavenworth County
- Near the path
- Lansing (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.8 miles long, up to 27 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 18, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 1956 | F3 | North Dakota | 10.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 18, 1956 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.