Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Chautauqua County, Kansas, May 16, 1957
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length39.3 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.23, -95.98) to the end point (37.58, -95.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 16, 1957, 4:18 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Chautauqua County, Montgomery County, Wilson County, Neosho County
- Path
- 39.3 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 16, 1957
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1957 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1957 | F1 | Oklahoma | 6.9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1957 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1957 | F1 | Kansas | 4.3 mi | 127 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1957 | F1 | Kansas | 13.5 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1957 | F1 | Kansas | 3.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1957 | F1 | Kansas | 3.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1957 | F1 | Kansas | 4.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1957 | F1 | Kansas | 4.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1957 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1957 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.