The April 19, 1957 tornado
F4Juneau County, Wisconsin
An F4 tornado on a 21.1-mile path that killed 1 and injured 0. It was one of 18 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · April 19, 1957
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 21.1 mi
- Width up to 300 yards
- Killed
- 1
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Friday, April 19, 1957
- 3:30 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.