Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Hampden County, Massachusetts, September 12, 1956
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.12, -72.43) to the end point (42.12, -72.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 12, 1956, 12:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Massachusetts
- Counties
- Hampden County
- Path
- 2 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.