Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- April 21, 5:30 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Coordinates
- 30.080, -94.080
Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 21, 1957
11 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 13
- Property damage
- $25 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
11 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Hockley
- When
- April 21, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Hockley County
- Rating
- F4
- Path length
- 16.4 mi
- Path width
- 880 yd
- Injuries
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 33.600, -102.300
Tornado, Lubbock
- When
- April 21, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lubbock County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 9.7 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 33.700, -102.000
Tornado, Lubbock
- When
- April 21, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lubbock County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 9.7 mi
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 33.700, -102.000
Tornado, Lamb
- When
- April 21, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lamb County
- Rating
- F4
- Path length
- 12.8 mi
- Path width
- 880 yd
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 33.830, -102.350
Tornado, Lubbock
- When
- April 21, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lubbock County
- Rating
- F4
- Path length
- 15.5 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Injuries
- 6 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 33.430, -101.630
Tornado, Gaines
- When
- April 21, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Gaines County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 300 yd
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 32.720, -102.900
Tornado, Hale
- When
- April 21, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Hale County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 11.7 mi
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 33.830, -102.050
Tornado, Hale
- When
- April 21, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Hale County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 11.7 mi
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 33.830, -102.050
Tornado, Lamb
- When
- April 21, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lamb County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 9.2 mi
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -102.080
Tornado, Lamb
- When
- April 21, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Lamb County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 9.2 mi
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -102.080
Tornado, Lubbock
- When
- April 21, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Lubbock County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 12.6 mi
- Path width
- 880 yd
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 33.580, -101.830
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10122297, 10122298, 10122299, 10122300, 10122301, 10122302, 10122303, 10122304, 10122305, 10122306, 10122307, 10122308.