Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Columbia County, Arkansas, December 19, 1957
RatingF4
Deaths2
Injuries9
Length17.7 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.35, -93.25) to the end point (33.52, -93.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 19, 1957, 12:44 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Columbia County, Ouachita County
- Path
- 17.7 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 9 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 19, 1957
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 1957 | F3 | Arkansas | 3.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19, 1957 | F2 | Missouri | 6.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19, 1957 | F2 | Illinois | 1 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19, 1957 | F2 | Illinois | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19, 1957 | F2 | Tennessee | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19, 1957 | F2 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Dec 19, 1957 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19, 1957 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 19, 1957 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.