The May 24, 1957 tornado
F4Cotton and Comanche counties, Oklahoma
An F4 tornado on a 21.6-mile path that killed 4 and injured 5. It was one of 33 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 4 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · May 24, 1957
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 21.6 mi
- Width up to 880 yards
- Killed
- 4
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 5
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Friday, May 24, 1957
- 5:30 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.