Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Greene County, Arkansas, April 3, 1957
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length22.6 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.80, -90.92) to the end point (36.03, -90.63), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 3, 1957, 12:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Greene County, Craighead County
- Path
- 22.6 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 3, 1957
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1957 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1957 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1957 | F2 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1957 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1957 | F2 | Illinois | 6.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Apr 3, 1957 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1957 | F1 | Missouri | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1957 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1957 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1957 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1957 | F1 | Mississippi | 11.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 3, 1957 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1957 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1957 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1957 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1957 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1957 | F0 | Missouri | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1957 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.