The July 7, 1955 tornado
F4Lyon County, Minnesota
An F4 tornado on a 30.0-mile path that killed 1 and injured 13. It was one of 2 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · July 7, 1955
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 30.0 mi
- Width up to 10 yards
- Killed
- 1
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 13
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Thursday, July 7, 1955
- 3:00 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.