Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Alexander County, Illinois, April 3, 1957

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries5

Length6.8 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.00, -89.20) to the end point (37.10, -89.18), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 3, 1957, 2:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Illinois
Counties: Alexander County, Pulaski County
Near the path: Cairo (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path: 6.8 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 5 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 3, 1957

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Apr 3, 1957	F3	Arkansas	22.6 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 3, 1957	F2	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 3, 1957	F2	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 3, 1957	F2	Arkansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 3, 1957	F2	Texas	2 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 3, 1957	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 3, 1957	F1	Missouri	1 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 3, 1957	F1	Arkansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 3, 1957	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	33 yd	0
Apr 3, 1957	F1	Kentucky	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 3, 1957	F1	Mississippi	11.9 mi	10 yd	4
Apr 3, 1957	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 3, 1957	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 3, 1957	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 3, 1957	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 3, 1957	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 3, 1957	F0	Missouri	0.3 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 3, 1957	F0	Louisiana	0.5 mi	33 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.