Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Mercer County, North Dakota, June 18, 1956
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length10.6 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (47.30, -101.80) to the end point (47.32, -101.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 18, 1956, 3:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- North Dakota
- Counties
- Mercer County
- Path
- 10.6 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 18, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 1956 | F2 | Kansas | 0.8 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 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.