Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Swisher County, Texas, May 15, 1957
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.65, -101.50) to the end point (34.65, -101.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 15, 1957, 7:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Swisher County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 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 | 10.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| 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.