Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Bates County, Missouri, December 4, 1956
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length4.5 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.33, -94.23) to the end point (38.35, -94.15), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 4, 1956, 7:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Missouri
- Counties
- Bates County
- Path
- 4.5 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 4, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 1956 | F2 | Missouri | 9.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 4, 1956 | F2 | Missouri | 9 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4, 1956 | F2 | Missouri | 11.1 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4, 1956 | F0 | Kansas | 2.5 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 4, 1956 | F0 | Kansas | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.