Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, February 24, 1956
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.85, -95.23) to the end point (35.85, -95.23), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 24, 1956, 11:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Cherokee County, Muskogee County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 24, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 1956 | F4 | Missouri | 77.6 mi | 500 yd | 6 | 36 |
| Feb 24, 1956 | F1 | Missouri | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 24, 1956 | F1 | Missouri | 7.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 24, 1956 | F0 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 24, 1956 | F0 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.