User:ChessEric/Tornado outbreak sequence of May 12–14, 1956

Tornado outbreak sequence of May 12–14, 1956
TypeTornado outbreak sequence
DurationMay 12–14, 1956
Tornadoes
confirmed
19
Max. rating1F4 tornado
Duration of
tornado outbreak2
3 days
Fatalities4 fatalities, 162 injuries
Areas affectedMichigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Texas

1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale
2Time from first tornado to last tornado

Confirmed tornadoes

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Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating
FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
0 4 4 9 0 2 0 19

May 3 event

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List of confirmed tornadoes – Wednesday, May 3, 1961[nb 1][nb 2]
F# Location County / Parish State Start
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Time (UTC) Path length Max. width Summary Refs.

May 4 event

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List of confirmed tornadoes – Thursday, May 4, 1961[nb 1][nb 2]
F# Location County / Parish State Start
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Time (UTC) Path length Max. width Summary Refs.

May 5 event

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List of confirmed tornadoes – Friday, May 5, 1961[nb 1][nb 2]
F# Location County / Parish State Start
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Time (UTC) Path length Max. width Summary Refs.

Category:Tornadoes of 1956


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  1. ^ Brooks, Harold E. (April 2004). "On the Relationship of Tornado Path Length and Width to Intensity". Weather and Forecasting. 19 (2). Boston: American Meteorological Society: 310. doi:10.1175/1520-0434(2004)019<0310:OTROTP>2.0.CO;2. Retrieved 11 September 2019.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)