Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Johnson County, Arkansas, January 22, 1957
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length7.4 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.55, -93.67) to the end point (35.57, -93.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 22, 1957, 6:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Johnson County
- Path
- 7.4 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 22, 1957
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 1957 | F4 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 880 yd | 10 | 20 |
| Jan 22, 1957 | F3 | Louisiana | 1.7 mi | 167 yd | 3 | 9 |
| Jan 22, 1957 | F2 | Oklahoma | 63.7 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 22, 1957 | F2 | Oklahoma | 6.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 22, 1957 | F2 | Arkansas | 3.4 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 22, 1957 | F2 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 22, 1957 | F2 | Arkansas | 3.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 22, 1957 | F2 | Tennessee | 15 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Jan 22, 1957 | F2 | Tennessee | 0.4 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 22, 1957 | F2 | Tennessee | 4.7 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 22, 1957 | F1 | Missouri | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 22, 1957 | F1 | Kentucky | 1 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 22, 1957 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.