Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Sussex County, Delaware, July 5, 1957
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length11.3 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.53, -75.25) to the end point (38.42, -75.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 5, 1957, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Delaware
- Counties
- Sussex County
- Path
- 11.3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 5, 1957
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 1957 | F2 | Massachusetts | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1957 | F1 | Massachusetts | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 5, 1957 | F0 | Vermont | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.