Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, August 13, 1956
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.3 mi
Width333 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.25, -75.30) to the end point (40.27, -75.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 13, 1956, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Pennsylvania
- Counties
- Montgomery County
- Path
- 1.3 miles long, up to 333 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 13, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 1956 | F3 | Illinois | 3.8 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 13, 1956 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.3 mi | 83 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.