The October 29, 1956 tornado
F4Rock, Lincoln, Logan, Thomas and Blaine counties, Nebraska
An F4 tornado on a 147.7-mile path that injured 2. It was one of 15 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 5 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · October 29, 1956
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 147.7 mi
- Width up to 440 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 2
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Monday, October 29, 1956
- 4:45 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.