Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Ellis County, Texas, August 14, 1956
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3.8 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.55, -97.07) to the end point (32.58, -97.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 14, 1956, 6:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Ellis County
- Path
- 3.8 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.