Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Marshall County, Indiana, August 12, 1956
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length23.4 mi
Width800 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.23, -86.25) to the end point (41.08, -85.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 12, 1956, 11:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Marshall County, Kosciusko County
- Path
- 23.4 miles long, up to 800 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 12, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 1956 | F3 | Iowa | 5.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 8 |
| Aug 12, 1956 | F1 | Georgia | 3.6 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 12, 1956 | F1 | Illinois | 12.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 12, 1956 | F1 | Indiana | 2.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.