Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Briscoe County, Texas, May 15, 1957
RatingF4
Deaths21
Injuries80
Length17 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.47, -101.30) to the end point (34.67, -101.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 15, 1957, 10:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Briscoe County
- Path
- 17 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 21 deaths, 80 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 15, 1957
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 1957 | F3 | Texas | 10.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| 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.