The December 19, 1957 tornado
F4Columbia and Ouachita counties, Arkansas
An F4 tornado on a 17.7-mile path that killed 2 and injured 9. It was one of 10 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · December 19, 1957
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 17.7 mi
- Width up to 10 yards
- Killed
- 2
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 9
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Thursday, December 19, 1957
- 12:44 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.