Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Jim Wells County, Texas, March 21, 1956
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (27.42, -98.08) to the end point (27.42, -98.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 21, 1956, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Jim Wells County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 21, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 1956 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1956 | F2 | Texas | 0.8 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1956 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1956 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.