Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Anderson County, Kansas, July 20, 1956
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length69.5 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.18, -95.48) to the end point (37.40, -94.68), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 20, 1956, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Anderson County, Allen County, Crawford County
- Path
- 69.5 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 20, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 1956 | F1 | Virginia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1956 | F1 | Virginia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1956 | F1 | Virginia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1956 | F1 | Virginia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1956 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1956 | F1 | Ohio | 1 mi | 177 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1956 | F0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1956 | F0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.