October Heat Wave in California; Tropical Cyclone Possible in the Gulf

Much higher than typical October temperatures will continue across coastal southern California up through the Bay Area and Central Valley through midweek resulting in result in Major to Extreme HeatRisk. A tropical depression is likely to form over the Gulf of America during the middle part of this week with further strengthening possible as it moves northeastward later this week. Read More >

July 13, 1956
Counties: Fayette, Bourbon
F-scale: F1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 30 yards
Path length: 3 miles
Time: 5:00pm
Grazulis Narrative: Moved northeast from extreme northeast Fayette County, tearing apart four farms. At least one barn was destroyed.
Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC list this as an F1...Grazulis calls it an F2. SPC and NCDC give a time of 6:00pm, Storm Data gives 5:00pm, Grazulis says 6:30pm. SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile...NCDC gives nothing...Grazulis gives 3 miles. SPC and Grazulis give a path width of 30 yards...NCDC gives nothing...Storm Data says 38 yards. SPC and NCDC give only a touchdown point (which agrees with Grazulis' touchdown point), but no lift-off point.

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October Heat Wave in California; Tropical Cyclone Possible in the Gulf

Tornadoes of July 13, 1956