Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Camden County, New Jersey, July 13, 1956
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries8
Length0.5 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.87, -75.05) to the end point (39.87, -75.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 13, 1956, 12:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- New Jersey
- Counties
- Camden County
- Near the path
- Barrington (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 8 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 13, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 1956 | F2 | Kentucky | 1 mi | 433 yd | 0 | 12 |
| Jul 13, 1956 | F2 | Indiana | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 13, 1956 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 13, 1956 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 13, 1956 | F1 | New Jersey | 1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 13, 1956 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 13, 1956 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 13, 1956 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 13, 1956 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.