Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Faulkner County, Arkansas, May 13, 1957

RatingF3

Deaths1

Injuries18

Length17.5 mi

Width63 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.07, -92.47) to the end point (35.32, -92.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 13, 1957, 12:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Arkansas
Counties: Faulkner County
Path: 17.5 miles long, up to 63 yards wide
Casualties: 1 deaths, 18 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 13, 1957

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 13, 1957	F3	Arkansas	14.7 mi	880 yd	0
May 13, 1957	F2	Arkansas	1 mi	77 yd	1
May 13, 1957	F2	Arkansas	2 mi	200 yd	1
May 13, 1957	F2	Arkansas	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 13, 1957	F2	Arkansas	2 mi	400 yd	1
May 13, 1957	F1	Iowa	6.8 mi	10 yd	0
May 13, 1957	F1	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 13, 1957	F1	Texas	4.3 mi	200 yd	0
May 13, 1957	F1	Florida	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 13, 1957	F1	Missouri	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 13, 1957	F1	Missouri	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 13, 1957	F1	Missouri	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 13, 1957	F1	Nebraska	2 mi	10 yd	0
May 13, 1957	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 13, 1957	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 13, 1957	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 13, 1957	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 13, 1957	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 13, 1957	F0	Missouri	0.2 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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