Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Little River County, Arkansas, May 13, 1957

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries1

Length1 mi

Width77 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.67, -94.12) to the end point (33.67, -94.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 13, 1957, 10:20 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Arkansas
Counties: Little River County
Near the path: Ashdown (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path: 1 miles long, up to 77 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 1 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 13, 1957

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 13, 1957	F3	Arkansas	14.7 mi	880 yd	0	0
May 13, 1957	F3	Arkansas	17.5 mi	63 yd	1	18
May 13, 1957	F2	Arkansas	2 mi	200 yd	0	1
May 13, 1957	F2	Arkansas	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 13, 1957	F2	Arkansas	2 mi	400 yd	0	1
May 13, 1957	F1	Iowa	6.8 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 13, 1957	F1	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 13, 1957	F1	Texas	4.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 13, 1957	F1	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 13, 1957	F1	Missouri	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 13, 1957	F1	Missouri	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 13, 1957	F1	Missouri	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 13, 1957	F1	Nebraska	2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 13, 1957	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 13, 1957	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 13, 1957	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 13, 1957	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 13, 1957	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 13, 1957	F0	Missouri	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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