Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Miami County, Indiana, March 6, 1956
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.58, -85.90) to the end point (40.58, -85.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 6, 1956, 9:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Miami County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 6, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 1956 | F4 | Indiana | 1.9 mi | 47 yd | 1 | 31 |
| Mar 6, 1956 | F3 | Illinois | 9.4 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Mar 6, 1956 | F2 | Michigan | 8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6, 1956 | F2 | Illinois | 2.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6, 1956 | F2 | Indiana | 0.4 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 6, 1956 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6, 1956 | F2 | Indiana | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 6, 1956 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6, 1956 | F1 | Missouri | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6, 1956 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.