EF4Historical Record
EF4 Tornado — Orange County, Texas — November 7, 1957
Orange County, TX
200 yd wide12.9 mi longmoved SW
Shaded band = damage-path width · animated dot traces direction of travel
Event stats
EF ratingEF4
Date & timeNovember 7, 1957 · 11:27 PM
Path length12.9 mi
Max width200 yd
Injuries81
Fatalities1
Details
A EF4 tornado was recorded in Orange County, TX, tracking roughly 12.9 miles with a maximum width of about 200 yards. The event is associated with 1 fatality and 81 injuries in the historical record. Details are drawn from NOAA/SPC and may be incomplete or generalized.
Historical record from public weather datasets.
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