Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Orange County, Texas, April 3, 1957
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.10, -93.73) to the end point (30.10, -93.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 3, 1957, 12:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Orange County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 3, 1957
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1957 | F3 | Arkansas | 22.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 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.