The July 5, 1955 tornado
F4Mountrail County, North Dakota
An F4 tornado on a 28.0-mile path. It was one of 3 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · July 5, 1955
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 28.0 mi
- Width up to 100 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Tuesday, July 5, 1955
- 5:15 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.