Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Elkhart County, Indiana, July 20, 1956
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.55, -85.80) to the end point (41.55, -85.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 20, 1956, 10:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Elkhart County
- Near the path
- Goshen (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 20, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 1956 | F3 | Kansas | 69.5 mi | 880 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 | 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 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.