Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Smith County, Mississippi, May 4, 1953
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length1.5 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.83, -89.43) to the end point (31.83, -89.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 4, 1953, 10:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Smith County
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 4, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1953 | F2 | Mississippi | 8.8 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1953 | F2 | Mississippi | 9.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 4, 1953 | F1 | Mississippi | 6.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1953 | F1 | Alabama | 0.2 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 4, 1953 | F0 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.