Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Lincoln County, Nebraska, October 29, 1956
RatingF4
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length147.7 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.70, -101.22) to the end point (42.40, -99.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 29, 1956, 4:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Nebraska
- Counties
- Lincoln County, Logan County, Thomas County, Blaine County
- Path
- 147.7 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 29, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 7.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 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.