Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Houston County, Georgia, April 30, 1953
RatingF4
Deaths18
Injuries300
Length1 mi
Width333 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.60, -83.60) to the end point (32.60, -83.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 30, 1953, 4:13 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Georgia
- Counties
- Houston County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 333 yards wide
- Casualties
- 18 deaths, 300 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 30, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 1953 | F3 | Georgia | 2 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 2 |
| Apr 30, 1953 | F2 | Georgia | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 30, 1953 | F2 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 3 |
| Apr 30, 1953 | F2 | Georgia | 5.6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1953 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Apr 30, 1953 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1953 | F0 | Virginia | 1 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.