Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Thomas County, Kansas, October 29, 1956
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length7.6 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.28, -100.87) to the end point (39.37, -100.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 29, 1956, 4:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Thomas County, Sheridan County
- Path
- 7.6 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 29, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 1956 | F4 | Nebraska | 147.7 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 29, 1956 | F3 | Nebraska | 65.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 1956 | F3 | Kansas | 14.9 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 1956 | F3 | Kansas | 28.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 29, 1956 | F3 | Kansas | 0.6 mi | 147 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 1956 | F2 | Kansas | 7.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 1956 | F2 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 1956 | F1 | Nebraska | 99.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 1956 | F1 | Kansas | 2.5 mi | 333 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 1956 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 1956 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 1956 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 29, 1956 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 1956 | F1 | Nebraska | 10.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.