Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Brazoria County, Texas, March 17, 1957
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length6.4 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.42, -95.27) to the end point (29.43, -95.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 17, 1957, 3:18 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Brazoria County
- Path
- 6.4 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 17, 1957
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 1957 | F2 | Texas | 11.6 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 17, 1957 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 17, 1957 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 7 |
| Mar 17, 1957 | F2 | Texas | 7.1 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 17, 1957 | F2 | Texas | 0.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 17, 1957 | F0 | Texas | 7.1 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 17, 1957 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.