Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, July 17, 1956
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.5 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.13, -95.30) to the end point (45.20, -95.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 17, 1956, 1:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Kandiyohi County
- Path
- 4.5 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 17, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 1956 | F2 | Iowa | 2.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 17, 1956 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1956 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.