Washington, 1957

Tornadoes in Washington, May 6, 1957

May 6, 1957 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$280
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Lincoln

When
May 6, 3:58 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.7 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
47.450, -118.250

Tornado, Spokane

When
May 6, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Spokane County
Rating
F2
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
23 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
47.480, -117.200

What these are

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.

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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: 10149547, 10149548.