Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, May 24, 1957

RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width10 yd
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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.95, -94.80) to the end point (36.95, -94.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
May 24, 1957, 10:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F1
States
Oklahoma
Counties
Ottawa County
Path
1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on May 24, 1957

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
May 24, 1957F4Oklahoma21.6 mi880 yd45
May 24, 1957F3Texas1.9 mi200 yd03
May 24, 1957F3Texas37.3 mi200 yd01
May 24, 1957F3Texas1.5 mi83 yd01
May 24, 1957F2New Mexico36.5 mi37 yd00
May 24, 1957F2Texas70.1 mi33 yd00
May 24, 1957F2Oklahoma30.8 mi440 yd00
May 24, 1957F2Texas2 mi10 yd00
May 24, 1957F2Oklahoma0.1 mi10 yd00
May 24, 1957F2Oklahoma2.5 mi10 yd00
May 24, 1957F1Oklahoma0.1 mi10 yd00
May 24, 1957F1Texas10.5 mi10 yd00
May 24, 1957F1Wyoming2.5 mi13 yd00
May 24, 1957F1Colorado0.1 mi10 yd00
May 24, 1957F1Colorado4 mi10 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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