Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Alcorn County, Mississippi, May 4, 1953
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length8.8 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.92, -88.52) to the end point (34.98, -88.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 4, 1953, 11:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Alcorn County
- Path
- 8.8 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 4, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1953 | F2 | Mississippi | 1.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| 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.