Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Bexar County, Texas, April 28, 1953
RatingF4
Deaths2
Injuries15
Length1 mi
Width1,760 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.57, -98.70) to the end point (29.57, -98.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 28, 1953, 9:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Bexar County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 1,760 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 15 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 28, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1953 | F3 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 28, 1953 | F3 | Texas | 4.9 mi | 200 yd | 1 | 5 |
| 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.