Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Thayer County, Nebraska, May 9, 1953
RatingF3
Deaths5
Injuries82
Length46.9 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.25, -97.57) to the end point (40.77, -97.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 9, 1953, 9:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Nebraska
- Counties
- Thayer County, Fillmore County, Saline County, Seward County
- Path
- 46.9 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 5 deaths, 82 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 9, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 1953 | F3 | Kansas | 13.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 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.