Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Hays County, Texas, April 28, 1953
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries5
Length4.9 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.55, -98.53) to the end point (29.58, -98.47), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 28, 1953, 8:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Hays County
- Near the path
- San Antonio, Hill Country Village (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 4.9 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 28, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1953 | F4 | Texas | 1 mi | 1,760 yd | 2 | 15 |
| Apr 28, 1953 | F3 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 28, 1953 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1953 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1953 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1953 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.9 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.