WFAA-TV Dallas, Texas Tornado Films, April 2, 1957

Описание: In 1957, motion picture films of tornadoes were relatively uncommon in the United States. That changed on April 2, 1957 at Dallas, Texas when this tornado moved north through the west side of the city. WFAA-TV reporters and photographers documented the event in great detail of the near full tornado life-cycle, showcased here in this silent film composite.

WFAA then produced a documentary called "Disaster: Dallas" soon after that was distributed nationwide, made available to local and national television stations. The dramatic film clips became so generically overused in television programs about tornadoes from the 1960's onward that they were often merged with other events, this mainly due to the absence of high quality motion pictures of tornadoes at the time.

Eventually the tornado was classified F3 on the original Fujita scale.

Information on the April 2, 1957 Dallas, Texas tornado: https://www.weather.gov/fwd/dallastor...

This is a film to videotape copy of a silent 16mm film copy provided to the National Severe Storms Laboratory many years ago. For a time the film reels were publicly available for use and viewing at the Dallas Public Library.

Film © WFAA-TV, 1957, All Rights Reserved.