The May 15, 1957 tornado
F4Briscoe County, Texas
An F4 tornado on a 17.0-mile path that killed 21 and injured 80. It was one of 12 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · May 15, 1957
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 17.0 mi
- Width up to 300 yards
- Killed
- 21
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 80
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Wednesday, May 15, 1957
- 10:35 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.