Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Sedgwick County, Kansas, July 1, 1956
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.82, -97.60) to the end point (37.82, -97.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 1, 1956, 5:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Sedgwick County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 1, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 1956 | F2 | Wisconsin | 10.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 1, 1956 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 1, 1956 | F1 | Michigan | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 1, 1956 | F1 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 1, 1956 | F1 | Kansas | 8.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 1, 1956 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 1, 1956 | F1 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 1, 1956 | F1 | New York | 0.5 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 1, 1956 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.