Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Custer County, Nebraska, October 29, 1956

RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length99.8 mi
Width50 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.55, -99.25) to the end point (42.52, -97.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
October 29, 1956, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F1
States
Nebraska
Counties
Custer County, Valley County, Garfield County, Wheeler County
Path
99.8 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on October 29, 1956

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Oct 29, 1956F4Nebraska147.7 mi440 yd02
Oct 29, 1956F3Nebraska65.5 mi10 yd00
Oct 29, 1956F3Kansas14.9 mi440 yd00
Oct 29, 1956F3Kansas28.7 mi200 yd02
Oct 29, 1956F3Kansas0.6 mi147 yd01
Oct 29, 1956F2Kansas7.6 mi50 yd00
Oct 29, 1956F2Kansas7.7 mi50 yd00
Oct 29, 1956F2Minnesota0.1 mi10 yd00
Oct 29, 1956F1Kansas2.5 mi333 yd00
Oct 29, 1956F1Kansas0.1 mi10 yd00
Oct 29, 1956F1Kansas0.1 mi10 yd00
Oct 29, 1956F1Kansas0.1 mi10 yd02
Oct 29, 1956F1Kansas0.1 mi10 yd00
Oct 29, 1956F1Nebraska10.1 mi10 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.