Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Donley County, Texas, May 15, 1957
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length10.2 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.02, -101.05) to the end point (35.12, -100.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 15, 1957, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Donley County
- Path
- 10.2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 15, 1957
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 1957 | F4 | Texas | 17 mi | 300 yd | 21 | 80 |
| May 15, 1957 | F3 | Texas | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1957 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1957 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1957 | F1 | Texas | 8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1957 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1957 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1957 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1957 | F0 | Texas | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1957 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1957 | F0 | Texas | 4.1 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.