Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Wise County, Texas, August 29, 1956
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length8.7 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.08, -97.57) to the end point (33.13, -97.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 29, 1956, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Wise County
- Path
- 8.7 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.