The July 2, 1955 tornado
F4Richland County, North Dakota
An F4 tornado on a 9.1-mile path that killed 2 and injured 19. It was one of 3 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · July 2, 1955
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 9.1 mi
- Width up to 150 yards
- Killed
- 2
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 19
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Saturday, July 2, 1955
- 6:00 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.