The April 21, 1957 tornado
F4Hockley and Lamb counties, Texas
An F4 tornado on a 29.2-mile path that injured 7. It was one of 11 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · April 21, 1957
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 29.2 mi
- Width up to 880 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 7
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Sunday, April 21, 1957
- 5:45 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Lubbock County15.5 mi
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.