The April 21, 1957 tornado
F4Lubbock County, Texas
An F4 tornado on a 15.5-mile path that injured 6. 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 recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 15.5 mi
- Width up to 100 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 6
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Sunday, April 21, 1957
- 6:00 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Hockley County29.2 mi
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.