Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Clay County, Kansas, April 22, 1957

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length4.3 mi

Width300 yd

See tornadoes near here

Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.28, -97.12) to the end point (39.33, -97.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 22, 1957, 4:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Kansas
Counties: Clay County
Path: 4.3 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 22, 1957

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Apr 22, 1957	F3	Oklahoma	1 mi	200 yd	1
Apr 22, 1957	F2	Colorado	0.3 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 22, 1957	F2	Texas	9.2 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 22, 1957	F2	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 22, 1957	F2	Kansas	7.3 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 22, 1957	F2	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 22, 1957	F2	North Dakota	0.5 mi	800 yd	0
Apr 22, 1957	F2	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 22, 1957	F2	Oklahoma	30.9 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 22, 1957	F2	Oklahoma	3.6 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 22, 1957	F1	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 22, 1957	F1	Texas	0.5 mi	17 yd	0
Apr 22, 1957	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 22, 1957	F1	Texas	7.1 mi	17 yd	0
Apr 22, 1957	F1	Texas	11.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 22, 1957	F1	Texas	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 22, 1957	F1	Kansas	4.3 mi	300 yd	0
Apr 22, 1957	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 22, 1957	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 22, 1957	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	17 yd	0
Apr 22, 1957	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 22, 1957	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 22, 1957	F0	Kansas	0.5 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 22, 1957	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 22, 1957	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 22, 1957	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 22, 1957	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 22, 1957	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Clay County

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