Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Republic County, Kansas, May 9, 1953
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length13.5 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.80, -97.90) to the end point (39.98, -97.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 9, 1953, 9:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Republic County
- Path
- 13.5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 9, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | South Dakota | 6.8 mi | 97 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 9, 1953 | F1 | Nebraska | 1.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.