Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Franklin County, Missouri, February 24, 1956
RatingF4
Deaths6
Injuries36
Length77.6 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.45, -90.92) to the end point (38.62, -89.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 24, 1956, 11:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Franklin County, St. Louis County
- Path
- 77.6 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 6 deaths, 36 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 24, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 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.