Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Barton County, Kansas, April 2, 1956
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length20.1 mi
Width350 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.35, -98.57) to the end point (38.60, -98.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 2, 1956, 8:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Barton County, Rice County, Ellsworth County
- Path
- 20.1 miles long, up to 350 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 2, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1956 | F4 | Oklahoma, Kansas | 108.3 mi | 880 yd | 2 | 29 |
| Apr 2, 1956 | F3 | Kansas | 5.4 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1956 | F3 | Oklahoma | 20 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 2, 1956 | F3 | Kansas | 127 mi | 790 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 2, 1956 | F3 | Oklahoma | 42.6 mi | 300 yd | 5 | 68 |
| Apr 2, 1956 | F2 | Oklahoma | 18.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 2, 1956 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1956 | F2 | Oklahoma | 12.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 2, 1956 | F2 | Nebraska | 2.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1956 | F1 | Missouri | 2.7 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1956 | F1 | Illinois | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1956 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1956 | F1 | Oklahoma | 8 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1956 | F1 | Kansas | 22.9 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 2, 1956 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1956 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1956 | F0 | Kansas | 3.4 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.