Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Gaines County, Texas, April 21, 1957
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.72, -102.90) to the end point (32.72, -102.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 21, 1957, 6:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Gaines County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 21, 1957
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 1957 | F4 | Texas | 29.2 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 7 |
| 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 | 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.