Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Gibson County, Tennessee, December 19, 1957
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.92, -88.75) to the end point (35.92, -88.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 19, 1957, 9:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Gibson County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 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 | 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 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.