Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Jefferson County, Arkansas, December 19, 1957
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3.8 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.38, -91.95) to the end point (34.43, -91.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 19, 1957, 3:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Jefferson County
- Path
- 3.8 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 19, 1957
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 1957 | F4 | Arkansas | 17.7 mi | 10 yd | 2 | 9 |
| 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.