Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Shelby County, Tennessee, July 21, 1956
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.2 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.30, -89.82) to the end point (35.30, -89.82), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 21, 1956, 5:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Shelby County
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 21, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 1956 | F2 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 21, 1956 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.