The January 22, 1957 tornado
F4Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
An F4 tornado on a 0.1-mile path that killed 10 and injured 20. It was one of 14 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · January 22, 1957
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Width up to 880 yards
- Killed
- 10
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 20
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Tuesday, January 22, 1957
- 6:45 AM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.