Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Clark County, South Dakota, May 9, 1953

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length6.8 mi

Width97 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.57, -97.52) to the end point (44.67, -97.47), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 9, 1953, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: South Dakota
Counties: Clark County, Hamlin County
Path: 6.8 miles long, up to 97 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 9, 1953

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 9, 1953	F3	Kansas	13.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 9, 1953	F3	Nebraska	46.9 mi	880 yd	5	82
May 9, 1953	F2	Nebraska	1.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 9, 1953	F1	South Dakota	1.9 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 9, 1953	F1	Nebraska	1.5 mi	10 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Clark County
Hamlin County
Beadle County
Spink County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.