The May 20, 1957 tornado
F4Cloud, Republic and Washington counties, Kansas
An F4 tornado on a 44.6-mile path. It was one of 35 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 5 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · May 20, 1957
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 44.6 mi
- Width up to 400 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Monday, May 20, 1957
- 2:50 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F5, Franklin County44 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.