Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F0 tornado, Nowata County, Oklahoma, May 20, 1957

RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.70, -95.77) to the end point (36.70, -95.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
May 20, 1957, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F0
States
Oklahoma
Counties
Nowata County
Path
0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on May 20, 1957

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
May 20, 1957F5Kansas, Missouri69.4 mi440 yd44207
May 20, 1957F4Kansas44.6 mi400 yd00
May 20, 1957F3Kansas6.1 mi10 yd00
May 20, 1957F3Kansas5.6 mi10 yd00
May 20, 1957F3Oklahoma20.4 mi200 yd01
May 20, 1957F2Kansas0.1 mi10 yd00
May 20, 1957F2Kansas0.1 mi10 yd00
May 20, 1957F2Kansas0.1 mi10 yd00
May 20, 1957F2Nebraska75.3 mi10 yd00
May 20, 1957F2Missouri9.8 mi200 yd00
May 20, 1957F2Nebraska18.2 mi10 yd00
May 20, 1957F2Nebraska23.9 mi10 yd00
May 20, 1957F2Oklahoma0.1 mi10 yd00
May 20, 1957F2Oklahoma0.1 mi10 yd00
May 20, 1957F2Missouri12.8 mi33 yd00
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Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.