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1957

858 tornadoes, 8 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 26 notable earthquakes. 100 tornadoes were rated F3/EF3 or stronger and tornadoes killed 192.

Tornadoes

858 recorded; 100 rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Tornadoes by month, 1957 Jan: 17 Feb: 5 Mar: 38 Apr: 216 May: 228 228 Jun: 147 Jul: 55 Aug: 20 Sep: 17 Oct: 18 Nov: 59 Dec: 38 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  1. Texas145
  2. Oklahoma107
  3. Kansas64
  4. Nebraska53
  5. Alabama45
  6. Missouri42
  7. Illinois42
  8. Louisiana30

Outbreak days

Strongest and deadliest first

Tornadoes in 1957
May 20, 1957F5Franklin, Miami, Johnson69.444
Jun 20, 1957F5Cass, Clay52.410
Dec 18, 1957F5Perry5.41
May 15, 1957F4Briscoe17.021
Dec 18, 1957F4Jackson, Williamson, Franklin28.311
Jan 22, 1957F4Sequoyah0.110
May 21, 1957F4Carter9.17
Apr 8, 1957F4Lancaster, Chesterfield, Marlboro121.44
May 24, 1957F4Cotton, Comanche21.64
Nov 17, 1957F4Walker7.24
Nov 18, 1957F4Blount, Marshall26.13
Apr 2, 1957F4Bryan7.93
Sep 14, 1957F4Cleveland, Pottawatomie, Seminole67.52
Dec 19, 1957F4Columbia, Ouachita17.72
Apr 2, 1957F4Marshall5.22
Jun 14, 1957F4Sangamon4.32
Apr 25, 1957F4Fillmore, Saline, Seward89.81
Apr 19, 1957F4Juneau21.11
Dec 18, 1957F4Jefferson16.81
Nov 7, 1957F4Orange12.91
May 20, 1957F4Cloud, Republic, Washington44.60
Jul 4, 1957F4Livingston, Oakland29.90
Apr 21, 1957F4Hockley, Lamb29.20
Apr 21, 1957F4Lubbock15.50
May 21, 1957F4Chisago9.20
Apr 8, 1957F4Robeson0.80
Apr 2, 1957F3Dallas17.210
May 21, 1957F3Washington, St. Francois22.28
Nov 7, 1957F3Acadia, St. Landry9.24
Nov 7, 1957F3Rapides13.33
Jan 22, 1957F3Bossier1.73
Apr 8, 1957F3Morgan, Marshall38.82
Nov 7, 1957F3Holmes, Carroll31.22
Nov 7, 1957F3Jefferson3.62
Apr 4, 1957F3Simpson, Smith, Jasper40.21
Oct 15, 1957F3St. Landry, Pointe Coupee37.91
May 13, 1957F3Faulkner17.51
Apr 8, 1957F3Telfair14.71
Jun 28, 1957F3Noxubee5.41
Nov 20, 1957F3Wayne1.51
Apr 8, 1957F3Marion, Winston, Lawrence51.40
Nov 8, 1957F3Wilson, Edgecombe, Bertie46.90
May 24, 1957F3Lynn, Lubbock, Crosby37.30
Apr 25, 1957F3Clay, Fillmore34.70
Apr 3, 1957F3Greene, Craighead22.60
May 20, 1957F3Mayes, Delaware20.40
Dec 18, 1957F3Randolph, Perry20.20
Dec 18, 1957F3Hamilton, White, Edwards19.80
Dec 18, 1957F3Wayne, Clay19.60
Dec 18, 1957F3Randolph, Perry17.70
Oct 15, 1957F3Warren17.50
Mar 20, 1957F3Lee, Burleson16.90
Apr 8, 1957F3Cullman, Morgan, Marshall16.30
Apr 24, 1957F3Bastrop, Williamson14.70
May 13, 1957F3Hot Spring14.70
Jun 15, 1957F3Smith14.30
Apr 26, 1957F3Gregg14.20
Jul 19, 1957F3Hamilton13.80
May 21, 1957F3McDonough13.70
Aug 4, 1957F3Maricopa12.00
Apr 2, 1957F3Collin, Grayson10.70
May 15, 1957F3Donley10.20
May 21, 1957F3Dent10.20
Nov 18, 1957F3Clarke9.00
Apr 19, 1957F3Monroe9.00
May 21, 1957F3Union, Jackson8.50
Oct 12, 1957F3Grant8.20
Apr 8, 1957F3Duplin8.00
Nov 14, 1957F3Montgomery7.80
Apr 4, 1957F3McNairy7.30
Mar 20, 1957F3Lee7.20
May 20, 1957F3Cloud6.10
Dec 18, 1957F3Randolph5.70
May 20, 1957F3Franklin5.60
Jun 21, 1957F3York5.40
May 23, 1957F3Drew5.20
Dec 18, 1957F3Jasper4.50
Oct 22, 1957F3Liberty4.30
May 22, 1957F3Hill4.10
Dec 19, 1957F3Jefferson3.80
Nov 7, 1957F3Pointe Coupee3.60
Dec 18, 1957F3Perry2.50
Dec 18, 1957F3Hamilton2.50
Mar 21, 1957F3Terrebonne2.00
Jun 15, 1957F3Smith2.00
May 24, 1957F3Lamb1.90
Nov 7, 1957F3Jefferson1.50
May 24, 1957F3Martin1.50
Oct 14, 1957F3Waller1.00
Nov 16, 1957F3Sabine1.00
Apr 18, 1957F3Grayson1.00
Apr 22, 1957F3Caddo1.00
Apr 26, 1957F3Gregg, Rusk1.00
May 15, 1957F3Swisher1.00
Jun 9, 1957F3Faulk1.00
Apr 25, 1957F3Craighead0.50
Apr 2, 1957F3Wise0.10
Jun 12, 1957F3Dallas0.10
Jun 14, 1957F3Fulton0.10
Jul 16, 1957F3Griggs0.10
Dec 18, 1957F2Scott0.53
Apr 5, 1957F2Twiggs, Wilkinson, Schley75.02
Nov 17, 1957F2Noxubee, Lowndes14.82
Oct 23, 1957F2Rapides18.31
Nov 18, 1957F2Jefferson8.21
Apr 2, 1957F2Lamar6.51
Dec 18, 1957F2St. Francois2.71
Apr 2, 1957F2Murray2.01
Mar 17, 1957F2Galveston0.11
Apr 2, 1957F2Delta0.11
Jun 20, 1957F2Spink0.11
May 20, 1957F2Thayer, Jefferson, Saline75.30
May 24, 1957F2Parmer, Delta, Randall70.10
Jan 22, 1957F2McIntosh, Pottawatomie, Seminole63.70
Jun 16, 1957F2Ida, Buena Vista, Palo Alto47.60
Apr 2, 1957F2Jackson, Kiowa43.70
Jun 10, 1957F2Pike, Scott, Morgan42.30
Apr 4, 1957F2Winston, Noxubee, Lowndes40.70
Apr 26, 1957F2Bastrop, Lee, Burleson40.50
May 16, 1957F2Chautauqua, Montgomery, Wilson39.30
May 24, 1957F2Curry36.50
Jul 7, 1957F2Dundy34.20
Apr 22, 1957F2Caddo, Canadian30.90
May 24, 1957F2Garvin, Pottawatomie30.80
Apr 21, 1957F2Lubbock, Hale, Lamb30.60
Apr 21, 1957F2Lubbock, Hale, Lamb30.60
Nov 18, 1957F2Walthall, Marion25.30
May 20, 1957F2Saline, Gage, Lancaster23.90
Apr 2, 1957F2Latimer, Haskell23.30
Apr 5, 1957F2Warren, McDuffie, Columbia23.30
Jun 28, 1957F2Conecuh, Butler23.20
Apr 19, 1957F2Waushara22.80
Sep 21, 1957F2Shiawassee, Genesee21.90
Apr 5, 1957F2Lexington21.30
Jun 22, 1957F2Jackson19.80
May 21, 1957F2Monroe, St. Clair19.70
Jun 14, 1957F2Pike18.50
May 20, 1957F2Hall, Hamilton18.20
Nov 18, 1957F2Prentiss, Tishomingo17.90
Jun 28, 1957F2Barbour16.50
Dec 18, 1957F2Cape Girardeau15.80
May 25, 1957F2Grant15.60
Apr 8, 1957F2Union15.20
Jan 22, 1957F2Davidson15.00
May 22, 1957F2Kiowa, Washita, Caddo14.70
Nov 18, 1957F2Chattooga14.50
May 21, 1957F2Taney, Douglas14.50
Jun 28, 1957F2Conecuh, Butler14.50
Nov 18, 1957F2Fentress13.90
Nov 7, 1957F2Caddo, Bossier13.40
Jun 15, 1957F2Seward13.20
May 20, 1957F2Jackson, Ray12.80
Jun 28, 1957F2Lowndes, Montgomery12.80
Apr 21, 1957F2Lubbock12.60
Jun 28, 1957F2Butler12.30
Jun 28, 1957F2Monroe12.10
Apr 26, 1957F2Upshur11.90
Apr 2, 1957F2Murray, Garvin11.70
Apr 2, 1957F2Pittsburg11.70
Dec 18, 1957F2Jefferson11.60
Mar 17, 1957F2Galveston11.60
Jun 28, 1957F2Conecuh, Covington, Butler11.50
Oct 23, 1957F2Assumption11.00
Mar 31, 1957F2Jefferson Davis10.60
Apr 8, 1957F2Gordon10.30
Jun 28, 1957F2Wayne10.00
May 9, 1957F2Otoe9.90
Apr 8, 1957F2Sheridan9.80
May 20, 1957F2DeKalb9.80
May 27, 1957F2Hampton city9.30
May 9, 1957F2St. Louis, St. Charles9.30
Apr 22, 1957F2Hall9.20
May 30, 1957F2Larimer, Weld9.10
Apr 8, 1957F2Lee9.00
May 21, 1957F2Cedar, Muscatine, Scott8.90
Nov 18, 1957F2Franklin7.40
Jan 22, 1957F2Johnson7.40
May 21, 1957F2Lewis7.40
Apr 22, 1957F2Pratt7.30
Mar 17, 1957F2Galveston7.10
Apr 3, 1957F2Alexander, Pulaski6.80
Dec 19, 1957F2Dade6.60
Jun 8, 1957F2Clay, Duval6.40
Nov 18, 1957F2Jones6.20
Jan 22, 1957F2Haskell6.10
Apr 24, 1957F2Navarro6.10
Apr 26, 1957F2Smith6.10
Dec 18, 1957F2Jackson5.40
Apr 8, 1957F2Randolph5.20
May 19, 1957F2Scotts Bluff5.10
May 21, 1957F2Cape Girardeau5.10
Jul 4, 1957F2Presque Isle4.90
Nov 8, 1957F2Giles4.70
Jan 22, 1957F2Coffee, Warren4.70
Apr 7, 1957F2Scott4.70
Jun 27, 1957F2Neshoba4.70
May 23, 1957F2Columbia4.60
Dec 18, 1957F2Jefferson4.50
Jun 13, 1957F2Faulkner4.50
Apr 24, 1957F2Freestone4.10
Aug 17, 1957F2Navarro4.10
Jan 22, 1957F2Ashley3.80
Apr 18, 1957F2Tripp3.80
Apr 22, 1957F2Kingfisher3.60
May 21, 1957F2Richland3.60
Jan 22, 1957F2Hot Spring3.40
Apr 8, 1957F2Washington3.00
Jun 18, 1957F2Franklin3.00
Apr 19, 1957F2Walworth, Racine2.70
Apr 8, 1957F2Cumberland2.70
Jul 4, 1957F2Williams2.70
Sep 16, 1957F2Aroostook2.70
May 24, 1957F2Stephens2.50
Mar 14, 1957F2Schuyler2.30
Oct 7, 1957F2Baylor2.00
Nov 17, 1957F2Tarrant2.00
Nov 19, 1957F2Lebanon2.00
Mar 31, 1957F2Walker2.00
Apr 25, 1957F2St. Clair2.00
Apr 25, 1957F2Hughes2.00
Apr 2, 1957F2Montague2.00
Apr 3, 1957F2Shelby2.00
May 13, 1957F2Howard2.00
May 13, 1957F2Izard2.00
May 15, 1957F2Yoakum2.00
May 15, 1957F2Hale2.00
May 22, 1957F2Oklahoma2.00
May 24, 1957F2Martin2.00
Jun 20, 1957F2Dickey2.00
Jun 28, 1957F2Wilcox2.00
Jul 4, 1957F2Weakley2.00
Jul 4, 1957F2Weakley2.00
Jun 11, 1957F2Douglas1.90
Jun 14, 1957F2Morgan1.90
Dec 18, 1957F2Jackson1.50
Mar 31, 1957F2Kendall1.50
May 6, 1957F2Spokane1.50
May 30, 1957F2Weld1.30
Jul 4, 1957F2Barron1.30
Oct 14, 1957F2Waller1.00
Nov 13, 1957F2Rapides1.00
Nov 29, 1957F2Bacon1.00
Dec 18, 1957F2Madison1.00
Dec 18, 1957F2Perry1.00
Dec 19, 1957F2Jefferson1.00
Feb 1, 1957F2Madison1.00
Apr 27, 1957F2Calcasieu1.00
Apr 30, 1957F2Yakima1.00
May 12, 1957F2McLennan1.00
May 13, 1957F2Little River1.00
May 25, 1957F2Johnston1.00
Jun 13, 1957F2Faulkner1.00
Mar 17, 1957F2Jefferson0.90
Jun 8, 1957F2Duval0.90
May 22, 1957F2Carroll0.80
Nov 14, 1957F2Gadsden0.70
Oct 14, 1957F2Waller0.50
Oct 14, 1957F2Liberty0.50
Nov 13, 1957F2Plaquemines0.50
Dec 18, 1957F2Perry0.50
Dec 19, 1957F2Saline0.50
Dec 19, 1957F2Gibson0.50
Mar 31, 1957F2Travis0.50
Apr 22, 1957F2Stark0.50
Jun 11, 1957F2Knox0.50
Jul 5, 1957F2Worcester0.50
Aug 12, 1957F2Jones0.50
Aug 12, 1957F2Ransom0.50
Sep 14, 1957F2Pottawatomie0.50
Jan 22, 1957F2Wilson0.40
Apr 20, 1957F2King0.40
May 22, 1957F2Mississippi0.40
Aug 12, 1957F2Baylor0.40
Apr 19, 1957F2Eastland0.30
Apr 21, 1957F2Roosevelt0.30
Apr 22, 1957F2Kit Carson0.30
Apr 2, 1957F2Wheeler0.30
Apr 26, 1957F2Gregg0.20
Jun 11, 1957F2Sullivan0.20
Jun 19, 1957F2Rockingham0.20
Nov 18, 1957F2Clay0.10
Dec 18, 1957F2Johnson0.10
Dec 19, 1957F2Colbert0.10
Jan 22, 1957F2Mississippi0.10
Mar 14, 1957F2Mason0.10
Mar 14, 1957F2Logan0.10
Mar 14, 1957F2LaPorte0.10
Mar 17, 1957F2Galveston0.10
Mar 31, 1957F2Travis0.10
Apr 19, 1957F2La Crosse0.10
Apr 22, 1957F2Pratt0.10
Apr 22, 1957F2Jackson0.10
Apr 22, 1957F2Greer0.10
Apr 26, 1957F2Caldwell0.10
Apr 26, 1957F2Hancock0.10
Apr 1, 1957F2Madison0.10
Apr 2, 1957F2Grayson0.10
Apr 2, 1957F2Lamar0.10
Apr 3, 1957F2Morris0.10
Apr 3, 1957F2Harrison0.10
Apr 3, 1957F2Greene0.10
Apr 4, 1957F2Henderson0.10
Apr 5, 1957F2Delaware0.10
Apr 5, 1957F2Lawrence0.10
Apr 5, 1957F2Jay0.10
Apr 5, 1957F2Henry0.10
Apr 7, 1957F2Franklin0.10
May 10, 1957F2San Juan0.10
May 11, 1957F2Logan0.10
May 13, 1957F2Pike0.10
May 14, 1957F2Wayne0.10
May 16, 1957F2Roberts0.10
May 20, 1957F2Cloud0.10
May 20, 1957F2Cloud0.10
May 20, 1957F2Cloud0.10
May 20, 1957F2Osage0.10
May 20, 1957F2Lincoln0.10
May 21, 1957F2Warrick0.10
May 24, 1957F2Stephens0.10
Jun 10, 1957F2Lake, Minnehaha0.10
Jun 10, 1957F2Ochiltree0.10
Jun 14, 1957F2Kosciusko0.10
Jun 22, 1957F2Ottawa0.10
Jun 22, 1957F2Bay0.10
Jun 30, 1957F2Tripp0.10
Jun 8, 1957F2Alachua0.10
Jun 8, 1957F2Duval0.10
Jul 12, 1957F2Boone0.10
Jul 12, 1957F2Lake0.10
Jul 16, 1957F2Burleigh0.10
Jul 20, 1957F2Carter0.10
Jul 1, 1957F2Tulsa0.10
Jul 1, 1957F2Creek0.10
Jul 2, 1957F2Frontier0.10
Jul 4, 1957F2Shelby0.10
Sep 30, 1957F2Taylor0.10
Nov 7, 1957F1Lafayette2.02
Apr 8, 1957F1Tift, Irwin, Coffee41.30
Nov 18, 1957F1Dallas37.30
Nov 8, 1957F1Neshoba, Kemper, Noxubee28.80
Nov 18, 1957F1Greene, Hale28.00
Nov 8, 1957F1Early, Calhoun25.70
May 21, 1957F1Dunklin, Pemiscot23.70
Jun 14, 1957F1Barber23.00
Nov 7, 1957F1Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Acadia22.80
Jun 28, 1957F1Lowndes, Montgomery22.30
Jun 15, 1957F1Saunders, Douglas22.10
Apr 26, 1957F1McLean, Ford22.00
Nov 18, 1957F1Livingston, St. Helena21.60
Apr 23, 1957F1Sequoyah19.10
Apr 2, 1957F1Choctaw16.80
Jul 19, 1957F1Hamilton13.80
Jul 19, 1957F1Hamilton13.80
May 16, 1957F1Greenwood13.50
May 21, 1957F1Wayne13.00
Jun 16, 1957F1Furnas12.80
Apr 19, 1957F1Portage12.60
Apr 3, 1957F1Washington11.90
May 25, 1957F1Pontotoc, Hughes11.50
Jul 5, 1957F1Sussex11.30
Apr 2, 1957F1McCurtain11.20
Apr 22, 1957F1Panola11.10
Apr 25, 1957F1Okfuskee11.10
Apr 19, 1957F1Antelope, Madison10.70
Jun 22, 1957F1Berrien, Cass10.70
May 24, 1957F1Hale10.50
Mar 14, 1957F1Lake9.80
May 24, 1957F1Tillman9.70
Jun 27, 1957F1Nuckolls, Thayer9.70
Apr 19, 1957F1Washington9.40
Nov 17, 1957F1Cullman9.20
Jun 21, 1957F1Johnson9.00
Nov 8, 1957F1Pickens8.70
Jun 12, 1957F1Mayes8.40
May 2, 1957F1Forrest8.30
May 15, 1957F1Gray8.00
May 22, 1957F1Washington8.00
Jun 14, 1957F1Florence7.80
May 11, 1957F1Hartley7.40
Jun 28, 1957F1Clarke7.40
Apr 22, 1957F1Floyd7.10
May 16, 1957F1Ellis6.90
Mar 14, 1957F1Livingston6.80
May 13, 1957F1Henry6.80
Jun 12, 1957F1Lincoln6.80
Jun 12, 1957F1Payne6.80
Jun 15, 1957F1Sheridan6.80
Mar 17, 1957F1Brazoria6.40
Jun 15, 1957F1Pawnee6.20
Apr 5, 1957F1Pasquotank, Camden6.10
May 29, 1957F1Larimer6.10
Jul 4, 1957F1Emmet6.10
Jan 21, 1957F1Muskogee5.70
May 20, 1957F1Jewell5.70
Mar 14, 1957F1Sullivan5.20
Apr 5, 1957F1Yadkin4.70
Apr 5, 1957F1Guilford4.70
Nov 19, 1957F1Schuylkill4.30
Apr 22, 1957F1Clay4.30
Apr 22, 1957F1Clay4.30
May 13, 1957F1Harrison4.30
May 16, 1957F1Cowley4.30
May 16, 1957F1Elk4.30
May 16, 1957F1Elk4.30
Jun 6, 1957F1York4.30
Aug 14, 1957F1Delaware4.30
Nov 7, 1957F1Claiborne4.10
Nov 8, 1957F1Shelby4.10
May 22, 1957F1St. Louis4.10
Sep 19, 1957F1Vernon4.10
May 24, 1957F1Weld4.00
May 21, 1957F1Todd, Cass3.80
May 20, 1957F1Tulsa3.60
Apr 25, 1957F1Montague3.40
Nov 18, 1957F1Tuscaloosa3.30
Apr 5, 1957F1Newberry3.30
May 16, 1957F1Elk3.30
May 16, 1957F1Elk3.30
Dec 18, 1957F1Vermilion3.00
May 20, 1957F1Custer2.70
May 9, 1957F1Hancock2.70
Jan 21, 1957F1Honolulu2.50
Apr 12, 1957F1Clackamas2.50
Apr 30, 1957F1Orange2.50
May 24, 1957F1Goshen2.50
Jun 13, 1957F1Platte2.30
Nov 13, 1957F1St. Tammany2.00
Mar 14, 1957F1Lake2.00
Mar 31, 1957F1St. John the Baptist2.00
Apr 19, 1957F1Madison2.00
Apr 2, 1957F1Jefferson2.00
May 13, 1957F1Sarpy2.00
May 19, 1957F1Cheyenne2.00
May 22, 1957F1Ellis2.00
Jun 27, 1957F1Dyer2.00
Jun 30, 1957F1Marion2.00
Sep 15, 1957F1Potter2.00
Jun 19, 1957F1Worcester1.80
May 19, 1957F1Scotts Bluff1.70
Mar 31, 1957F1Matagorda1.50
Apr 18, 1957F1Harmon1.50
Apr 2, 1957F1Denton, Cooke1.50
May 29, 1957F1Hancock1.50
May 9, 1957F1Rice1.50
Jul 7, 1957F1Judith Basin1.50
Aug 7, 1957F1Sevier1.50
Apr 20, 1957F1Terry1.30
Oct 16, 1957F1West Baton Rouge1.00
Oct 16, 1957F1Livingston1.00
Nov 18, 1957F1Murray1.00
Nov 7, 1957F1Vernon1.00
Jan 22, 1957F1Dunklin1.00
Jan 22, 1957F1Logan1.00
Mar 20, 1957F1Kendall1.00
Mar 20, 1957F1Ellis1.00
Mar 31, 1957F1Plaquemines1.00
Mar 31, 1957F1Plaquemines1.00
Mar 31, 1957F1Mobile1.00
Apr 21, 1957F1Gaines1.00
Apr 3, 1957F1Dunklin1.00
Apr 5, 1957F1Lancaster1.00
Apr 8, 1957F1Norfolk city1.00
May 24, 1957F1Ottawa1.00
May 27, 1957F1Lunenburg1.00
May 3, 1957F1Glynn1.00
Jun 14, 1957F1Kankakee1.00
Jun 14, 1957F1Montmorency1.00
Jun 19, 1957F1Middlesex1.00
Jun 21, 1957F1Butler1.00
Jun 28, 1957F1Conecuh1.00
Jun 29, 1957F1Randolph1.00
Jun 8, 1957F1Glynn1.00
Jul 5, 1957F1Hampshire1.00
Sep 10, 1957F1Sussex1.00
Nov 19, 1957F1Warren0.80
Dec 20, 1957F1Conecuh0.80
Jul 3, 1957F1Keith0.80
May 25, 1957F1Wright0.70
Jan 29, 1957F1Iredell0.60
Oct 16, 1957F1Tangipahoa0.50
Apr 22, 1957F1Cherokee0.50
Apr 22, 1957F1Motley0.50
Apr 24, 1957F1Freestone0.50
Apr 25, 1957F1Madison0.50
Apr 25, 1957F1Erie0.50
Apr 29, 1957F1Willacy0.50
May 20, 1957F1Lyon0.50
May 23, 1957F1Bossier0.50
May 25, 1957F1Lampasas0.50
Jun 14, 1957F1Livingston0.50
Jun 15, 1957F1Adams0.50
Jun 19, 1957F1Middlesex0.50
Jun 22, 1957F1Hale0.50
Jun 27, 1957F1St. Landry0.50
Sep 20, 1957F1Wilbarger0.50
Sep 20, 1957F1Wilbarger0.50
May 24, 1957F1Kit Carson0.40
Dec 18, 1957F1Lincoln0.30
Apr 23, 1957F1Pope0.30
Apr 4, 1957F1Lonoke0.30
Jun 13, 1957F1Butler0.30
Jun 19, 1957F1Hartford0.30
Sep 21, 1957F1Erie0.30
May 10, 1957F1Franklin0.20
May 10, 1957F1Franklin0.20
May 13, 1957F1Howell0.20
May 13, 1957F1Oregon0.20
May 13, 1957F1Howell0.20
May 16, 1957F1Sarpy0.20
May 21, 1957F1Reynolds0.20
Jun 10, 1957F1Scotts Bluff0.20
Jun 11, 1957F1Johnson0.20
Jun 14, 1957F1St. Charles0.20
Jun 15, 1957F1Shelby0.20
Jul 29, 1957F1Maries0.20
Jul 2, 1957F1Cuming0.20
Nov 17, 1957F1Lamar0.10
Nov 18, 1957F1Montgomery0.10
Nov 18, 1957F1DeKalb0.10
Nov 18, 1957F1Metcalfe0.10
Nov 18, 1957F1Tallapoosa0.10
Nov 18, 1957F1Morgan0.10
Nov 18, 1957F1Lawrence, Morgan0.10
Nov 18, 1957F1Cleburne0.10
Nov 7, 1957F1Jefferson0.10
Nov 7, 1957F1Winston0.10
Dec 18, 1957F1Mason0.10
Dec 19, 1957F1Gibson0.10
Dec 19, 1957F1Gibson0.10
Dec 19, 1957F1Fayette0.10
Dec 20, 1957F1Chilton0.10
Jan 22, 1957F1Rutherford0.10
Feb 25, 1957F1Escambia0.10
Feb 1, 1957F1Montgomery0.10
Feb 1, 1957F1Houston0.10
Mar 31, 1957F1Lamar0.10
Mar 31, 1957F1Travis0.10
Mar 31, 1957F1Mobile0.10
Apr 18, 1957F1Beadle0.10
Apr 18, 1957F1Sheridan0.10
Apr 19, 1957F1Tulsa0.10
Apr 19, 1957F1Sequoyah0.10
Apr 19, 1957F1Hitchcock0.10
Apr 19, 1957F1Henderson0.10
Apr 20, 1957F1Stephens0.10
Apr 22, 1957F1Travis0.10
Apr 22, 1957F1Perkins0.10
Apr 22, 1957F1Washita0.10
Apr 22, 1957F1Carter0.10
Apr 24, 1957F1Milam0.10
Apr 24, 1957F1Bartholomew0.10
Apr 24, 1957F1Williamson0.10
Apr 25, 1957F1Sanilac0.10
Apr 25, 1957F1Rogers0.10
Apr 26, 1957F1Jasper0.10
Apr 26, 1957F1Miami0.10
Apr 28, 1957F1Lancaster0.10
Apr 2, 1957F1Love0.10
Apr 3, 1957F1Harrison0.10
Apr 3, 1957F1Mississippi0.10
Apr 3, 1957F1Orange0.10
Apr 3, 1957F1Warren0.10
Apr 5, 1957F1Ware0.10
Apr 5, 1957F1Randolph0.10
Apr 5, 1957F1Wise0.10
Apr 5, 1957F1Lawrence0.10
Apr 8, 1957F1Calhoun0.10
May 10, 1957F1Henry0.10
May 11, 1957F1Allen0.10
May 13, 1957F1Sangamon0.10
May 13, 1957F1Hendry0.10
May 13, 1957F1Douglas0.10
May 14, 1957F1Dodge0.10
May 15, 1957F1Gray0.10
May 15, 1957F1Kingfisher0.10
May 15, 1957F1Yoakum0.10
May 19, 1957F1Fresno0.10
May 20, 1957F1Pennington0.10
May 20, 1957F1Custer0.10
May 20, 1957F1Rogers0.10
May 20, 1957F1Craig0.10
May 20, 1957F1Craig0.10
May 21, 1957F1Dunklin0.10
May 22, 1957F1Kiowa0.10
May 22, 1957F1Noble0.10
May 22, 1957F1Lincoln0.10
May 24, 1957F1Bryan0.10
May 24, 1957F1Otero0.10
May 24, 1957F1Weld0.10
May 24, 1957F1Sumner0.10
May 24, 1957F1Perkins0.10
May 24, 1957F1Baylor0.10
May 24, 1957F1McClain0.10
May 25, 1957F1Coal0.10
May 25, 1957F1Codington0.10
May 29, 1957F1Clay0.10
May 30, 1957F1Story0.10
May 1, 1957F1Burleigh0.10
Jun 11, 1957F1Logan0.10
Jun 11, 1957F1Bent0.10
Jun 12, 1957F1Canadian0.10
Jun 13, 1957F1Wayne0.10
Jun 13, 1957F1Wabash0.10
Jun 13, 1957F1Brown0.10
Jun 14, 1957F1Geary0.10
Jun 15, 1957F1Lancaster0.10
Jun 16, 1957F1Martin0.10
Jun 21, 1957F1Yuma0.10
Jun 21, 1957F1Reno0.10
Jun 22, 1957F1Baca0.10
Jun 25, 1957F1Freeborn0.10
Jun 26, 1957F1Laramie0.10
Jun 27, 1957F1Otter Tail0.10
Jun 27, 1957F1Kandiyohi0.10
Jun 28, 1957F1Ripley0.10
Jun 29, 1957F1Dickinson0.10
Jun 30, 1957F1Yuma0.10
Jun 30, 1957F1Yuma0.10
Jun 30, 1957F1Cheyenne0.10
Jun 2, 1957F1Galveston0.10
Jun 3, 1957F1Perkins0.10
Jun 5, 1957F1Twin Falls0.10
Jun 5, 1957F1LaMoure, Ransom0.10
Jun 7, 1957F1Andrew0.10
Jun 8, 1957F1Marion0.10
Jun 8, 1957F1Harding0.10
Jul 11, 1957F1Brown0.10
Jul 11, 1957F1Manitowoc0.10
Jul 14, 1957F1Butte0.10
Jul 17, 1957F1Monroe0.10
Jul 19, 1957F1Platte0.10
Jul 30, 1957F1Yuma0.10
Jul 3, 1957F1Rock0.10
Jul 3, 1957F1Rio Blanco0.10
Jul 3, 1957F1Brule0.10
Jul 4, 1957F1Crawford0.10
Jul 4, 1957F1Frontier0.10
Jul 8, 1957F1Westmoreland0.10
Aug 14, 1957F1Wells0.10
Aug 15, 1957F1Lee0.10
Aug 15, 1957F1Madison0.10
Aug 5, 1957F1El Paso0.10
May 15, 1957F0Floyd4.11
May 20, 1957F0Kit Carson, Sherman, Cheyenne70.10
Apr 12, 1957F0Gilliam, Morrow16.20
Apr 5, 1957F0Colquitt, Cook13.70
Sep 18, 1957F0Dallas11.90
May 24, 1957F0Okmulgee, Muskogee10.80
Jun 28, 1957F0Montgomery8.90
Apr 2, 1957F0Jackson8.80
Mar 17, 1957F0Galveston7.10
Jun 27, 1957F0Thayer, Fillmore5.90
May 29, 1957F0Weld5.00
May 25, 1957F0Montgomery4.10
May 31, 1957F0Barber3.60
Apr 29, 1957F0Apache2.50
Jun 21, 1957F0Sedgwick2.30
Apr 20, 1957F0Dallas, Ellis2.00
Apr 25, 1957F0Taylor2.00
May 15, 1957F0Jim Wells2.00
May 22, 1957F0Kay2.00
May 22, 1957F0Charleston2.00
Jun 5, 1957F0Colquitt2.00
Feb 16, 1957F0Cameron1.50
Apr 18, 1957F0Comanche1.50
Apr 5, 1957F0Lamar1.30
Mar 11, 1957F0Karnes1.00
Mar 31, 1957F0Brazos1.00
Apr 19, 1957F0Winneshiek1.00
May 20, 1957F0Phillips1.00
May 20, 1957F0Greenwood1.00
May 24, 1957F0Deaf Smith1.00
Jun 12, 1957F0Douglas1.00
Jun 22, 1957F0Allegan1.00
Jul 21, 1957F0Mercer0.80
Apr 26, 1957F0Reagan0.70
May 6, 1957F0Lincoln0.70
Mar 4, 1957F0Polk0.50
Apr 22, 1957F0Gaines0.50
Apr 22, 1957F0Barton0.50
Apr 24, 1957F0Travis0.50
Apr 3, 1957F0Jackson0.50
May 20, 1957F0Pawnee0.50
May 23, 1957F0Howard0.50
May 24, 1957F0Bailey0.50
May 24, 1957F0Hale0.50
May 25, 1957F0Hood0.50
Jun 27, 1957F0Orleans0.50
Jul 13, 1957F0Orleans0.50
Apr 2, 1957F0Tarrant0.30
Apr 3, 1957F0Mississippi0.30
Apr 5, 1957F0Chatham0.30
May 24, 1957F0Potter0.30
May 8, 1957F0Taylor0.30
Jun 13, 1957F0Tattnall0.30
Aug 7, 1957F0Lehigh0.30
Apr 24, 1957F0Bell0.20
Apr 26, 1957F0Barton0.20
May 13, 1957F0Oregon0.20
Jun 11, 1957F0Shawnee0.20
Jun 12, 1957F0Douglas0.20
Jun 7, 1957F0Clinton0.20
Oct 13, 1957F0Beaver0.10
Oct 19, 1957F0Sandoval0.10
Oct 20, 1957F0Sandoval0.10
Oct 8, 1957F0Miami-Dade0.10
Nov 18, 1957F0Claiborne0.10
Dec 11, 1957F0Hillsborough0.10
Mar 14, 1957F0Owen0.10
Mar 17, 1957F0Brazoria0.10
Apr 18, 1957F0Monroe0.10
Apr 18, 1957F0Comanche0.10
Apr 18, 1957F0Woods0.10
Apr 19, 1957F0Johnson0.10
Apr 19, 1957F0Hill0.10
Apr 19, 1957F0Wood0.10
Apr 20, 1957F0Ellis0.10
Apr 21, 1957F0Roosevelt0.10
Apr 21, 1957F0Roosevelt0.10
Apr 21, 1957F0Roosevelt0.10
Apr 21, 1957F0Washington0.10
Apr 22, 1957F0Hitchcock0.10
Apr 22, 1957F0Ector0.10
Apr 22, 1957F0Alfalfa0.10
Apr 22, 1957F0Lincoln0.10
Apr 22, 1957F0Kay0.10
Apr 22, 1957F0Creek0.10
Apr 22, 1957F0Tulsa0.10
Apr 24, 1957F0Grayson0.10
Apr 24, 1957F0Freestone0.10
Apr 25, 1957F0Montgomery, Adams0.10
Apr 25, 1957F0Archer0.10
Apr 25, 1957F0Creek0.10
Apr 26, 1957F0Eastland0.10
Apr 26, 1957F0Fulton0.10
Apr 27, 1957F0Oakland0.10
Apr 2, 1957F0Cooke, Denton0.10
Apr 2, 1957F0Grayson0.10
Apr 2, 1957F0Pottawatomie0.10
Apr 2, 1957F0Le Flore0.10
Apr 2, 1957F0Oklahoma0.10
Apr 3, 1957F0Lincoln0.10
Apr 3, 1957F0Kaufman0.10
Apr 3, 1957F0Denton0.10
Apr 3, 1957F0Tarrant0.10
Apr 3, 1957F0Dallas0.10
Apr 5, 1957F0Grant0.10
May 10, 1957F0Tillman0.10
May 12, 1957F0Caddo0.10
May 13, 1957F0Thomas0.10
May 13, 1957F0Thomas0.10
May 13, 1957F0Graham0.10
May 13, 1957F0Red Willow0.10
May 14, 1957F0Briscoe0.10
May 15, 1957F0Kingfisher0.10
May 16, 1957F0Elk0.10
May 16, 1957F0Polk0.10
May 17, 1957F0Crosby0.10
May 20, 1957F0Osborne0.10
May 20, 1957F0Mitchell0.10
May 20, 1957F0Webster0.10
May 20, 1957F0Nuckolls0.10
May 20, 1957F0Creek0.10
May 20, 1957F0Nowata0.10
May 20, 1957F0Okmulgee0.10
May 22, 1957F0Comanche0.10
May 22, 1957F0Pawnee0.10
May 22, 1957F0Canadian0.10
May 22, 1957F0Sequoyah0.10
May 22, 1957F0Sequoyah0.10
May 23, 1957F0Titus0.10
May 24, 1957F0Comanche0.10
May 24, 1957F0Cherokee0.10
May 24, 1957F0Sumner0.10
May 24, 1957F0McIntosh0.10
May 24, 1957F0McIntosh0.10
May 25, 1957F0Garland0.10
May 25, 1957F0Garland0.10
May 25, 1957F0Chickasaw0.10
May 27, 1957F0Quay0.10
May 29, 1957F0Weld0.10
May 29, 1957F0Webster0.10
May 29, 1957F0Ellsworth0.10
May 29, 1957F0Saline0.10
May 29, 1957F0Ellis0.10
May 29, 1957F0Kay0.10
May 30, 1957F0Santa Fe0.10
May 30, 1957F0Shelby0.10
May 30, 1957F0Torrance0.10
May 30, 1957F0Lincoln0.10
May 30, 1957F0Thomas0.10
May 30, 1957F0Washington0.10
May 30, 1957F0Washington0.10
May 30, 1957F0Garvin0.10
May 30, 1957F0Carroll0.10
May 30, 1957F0Lea0.10
May 30, 1957F0Lea0.10
May 30, 1957F0Lea0.10
May 31, 1957F0Sherman0.10
May 31, 1957F0Bernalillo0.10
May 31, 1957F0Sherman0.10
May 1, 1957F0Burleigh0.10
May 2, 1957F0Pearl River0.10
May 9, 1957F0Rice0.10
Jun 10, 1957F0Lee0.10
Jun 11, 1957F0Lee0.10
Jun 12, 1957F0Washington0.10
Jun 12, 1957F0Brown0.10
Jun 13, 1957F0Marshall0.10
Jun 13, 1957F0Brown0.10
Jun 13, 1957F0Brown0.10
Jun 16, 1957F0Finney0.10
Jun 16, 1957F0Finney0.10
Jun 16, 1957F0Osborne0.10
Jun 20, 1957F0Cass0.10
Jun 20, 1957F0Otter Tail0.10
Jun 21, 1957F0Saunders0.10
Jun 21, 1957F0Republic0.10
Jun 22, 1957F0Freeborn0.10
Jun 22, 1957F0Yoakum0.10
Jun 23, 1957F0Franklin0.10
Jun 25, 1957F0Norman0.10
Jun 27, 1957F0Chickasaw0.10
Jun 28, 1957F0Montgomery0.10
Jun 28, 1957F0Crenshaw0.10
Jun 29, 1957F0Greeley0.10
Jun 29, 1957F0Trego0.10
Jun 30, 1957F0Kit Carson0.10
Jun 30, 1957F0Harper0.10
Jun 8, 1957F0Putnam0.10
Jun 9, 1957F0Bennett0.10
Jul 11, 1957F0Grand Forks0.10
Jul 12, 1957F0Frontier0.10
Jul 14, 1957F0Pennington0.10
Jul 16, 1957F0Williams0.10
Jul 19, 1957F0Freeborn0.10
Jul 20, 1957F0Goshen0.10
Jul 21, 1957F0Decatur0.10
Jul 21, 1957F0Edwards0.10
Jul 1, 1957F0Tulsa0.10
Jul 2, 1957F0Duval0.10
Jul 3, 1957F0Custer0.10
Jul 5, 1957F0Windham0.10
Jul 7, 1957F0Le Sueur0.10
Jul 9, 1957F0Duval0.10
Aug 10, 1957F0Harrison0.10
Aug 14, 1957F0Sequoyah0.10
Aug 14, 1957F0Marshall0.10
Aug 14, 1957F0Mayes0.10
Aug 16, 1957F0Nuckolls0.10
Aug 18, 1957F0Coconino0.10
Aug 20, 1957F0Coconino0.10
Aug 29, 1957F0Maricopa0.10
Sep 14, 1957F0Hughes0.10
Sep 15, 1957F0Snyder0.10
Sep 20, 1957F0Custer0.10
Sep 20, 1957F0Stephens0.10
Sep 1, 1957F0Spink0.10

Tropical cyclones

Storms whose tracks came within 100 miles of a U.S. county.

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1957
UnnamedCategory 169FL, GA, SC
AudreyCategory 3251AL, AR, KY, LA, MS, OH, TN, TX, WV
KanoaCategory 10—
BerthaTropical storm18LA, TX
DellaCategory 31HI
DebbieTropical storm8AL, FL
EstherTropical storm33LA, MS
NinaCategory 10—

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, strongest first.

Notable earthquakes of 1957
Mar 9, 19578.6Atka, Alaska Aleutians West AK15.5
Mar 15, 19577.2near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West AK15.5
Mar 10, 19577.1near Nikolski, Alaska Aleutians West AK21.7
Mar 12, 19577.1near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West AK12.4
Mar 14, 19577.1near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West AK15.5
Mar 22, 19577.1near Akutan, Alaska Aleutians West AK29.0
Mar 11, 19577.0near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West AK15.5
Mar 9, 19576.9near Nikolski, Alaska Aleutians West AK15.5
Feb 21, 19576.8near Nikolski, Alaska Aleutians West AK64.7
Mar 10, 19576.8near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West AK9.3
Mar 19, 19576.8near Atka, Alaska Aleutians West AK9.3
Mar 28, 19576.8near Unalaska, Alaska Aleutians West AK15.5
Jun 12, 19576.8near Atka, Alaska Aleutians West AK11.9
Jan 1, 19576.7near Nikolski, Alaska Aleutians West AK12.4
Jan 1, 19576.7near Nikolski, Alaska Aleutians West AK12.4
Apr 10, 19576.7near Akhiok, Alaska Kodiak Island AK9.3
Jan 1, 19576.6near Nikolski, Alaska Aleutians West AK12.4
Mar 9, 19576.6near Atka, Alaska Aleutians West AK15.5
Mar 9, 19576.6near Atka, Alaska Aleutians West AK20.5
Mar 13, 19576.6near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West AK15.5
Mar 10, 19576.5near Atka, Alaska Aleutians West AK15.5
Mar 11, 19576.5near Atka, Alaska Aleutians West AK15.5
Mar 22, 19575.3San Francisco, California San Mateo CA—
Apr 25, 19575.2near Westmorland, CA Imperial CA3.7
Jan 25, 19575.0near Conway, Washington Skagit WA—
Apr 25, 19575.0near Salton City, CA Imperial CA3.7

Drought

On average 9% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1957. The worst month was January 1957, with 28%.

Watch it spread, month by month · Every year since 1895 on the drought page

Storm Prediction Center, National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, NOAA Storm Events Database, USGS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, NOAA nClimDiv Palmer Drought Severity Index. Damage is as reported at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Drought · 1957

How the 1957 drought spread

Every county’s Palmer reading, month by month, from July 1956 to December 1957.

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