Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, April 23, 1957
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length19.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.52, -95.12) to the end point (35.62, -94.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 23, 1957, 1:05 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Sequoyah County
- Near the path
- Box, Flute Springs, Redbird Smith, Evening Shade, Carlisle (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 19.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 23, 1957
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1957 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.