Dallas tornado (1957)

2 April 1957 · Dallas, United States · F3

It moved across the west of the city in broad daylight and hundreds of people filmed or photographed it. Scientists used those pictures to learn how a tornado moves.

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Good to know

It was the first tornado captured by so many cameras.

Footage (4)

• The Great Dallas Texas Tornado - April 2, 1957 Channel: ZorcovsParadise12 Watch on YouTube ↗
• April 2, 1957: Highly Photographed Dallas Tornado Channel: Weather Underground Watch on YouTube ↗
• April 2: The 1957 Dallas F3 Tornado Channel: The Weather Network Watch on YouTube ↗
• The Texas Tornado that destroyed Dallas on April 2, 1957 Channel: Carrollton City Limits Watch on YouTube ↗

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