The April 2, 1957 tornado
F3Dallas County, Texas
An F3 tornado on a 17.2-mile path that killed 10 and injured 200. It was one of 28 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 5 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF3 tornado · April 2, 1957
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F3
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 17.2 mi
- Width up to 100 yards
- Killed
- 10
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 200
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Tuesday, April 2, 1957
- 4:30 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Marshall County2 killed
- F4, Bryan County3 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.