Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Hockley County, Texas, April 21, 1957
RatingF4
Deaths0
Injuries7
Length29.2 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.60, -102.30) to the end point (34.02, -102.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 21, 1957, 5:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Hockley County, Lamb County
- Path
- 29.2 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 7 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 21, 1957
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 1957 | F4 | Texas | 15.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Apr 21, 1957 | F2 | New Mexico | 0.3 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 1957 | F2 | Texas | 30.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 1957 | F2 | Texas | 30.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 1957 | F2 | Texas | 12.6 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 1957 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 1957 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 1957 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 1957 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 1957 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.