There are only two tornadoes listed in the SPC database for February 1, 1955: An F2 in Bedford County, TN, and an F1 in Grundy County, TN. The only mention of these twisters in the Climatological Data National Summary is in the above blurb. Not much detail at all.
In the summary above, there is a mention of enhanced damage at Commerce Landing in Tunica County and Lewisburg in DeSoto County, both in Mississippi.
The summary in 1955 states, “all debris carried eastward, and investigation by meteorologists resulted in opinion storm was not a tornado.”
Thomas Grazulis in Significant Tornadoes believes the damage mentioned above was indeed due to two separate tornadoes: One in Commerce Landing/Robinsonville and one in Olive Branch/Lewisburg. Articles from newspapers also support tornadoes. I have researched several newspaper articles and included information and pictures in this summary. I also found an article where the Weather Bureau is interviewed, saying it is not a tornado.
Note: It appears other tornadoes occurred this day that are not in the official record. Grazulis mentions this briefly in his book. In the February 1955 Climatological Data National Summary, some entries note damage in other areas (East Central Arkansas, Northern Alabama). Still, they state it was caused by damaging winds, not a tornado. Here is a snapshot of those entries:
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