The April 2, 1957 tornado
F4Marshall County, Oklahoma
An F4 tornado on a 5.2-mile path that killed 2 and injured 6. It was one of 28 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 5 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · April 2, 1957
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 5.2 mi
- Width up to 200 yards
- Killed
- 2
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 6
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Tuesday, April 2, 1957
- 5:29 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F3, Dallas County10 killed
- F4, Bryan County3 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.