Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F4 tornado, Howard County, Iowa, May 10, 1953

RatingF4

Deaths2

Injuries24

Length162 mi

Width100 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.45, -92.40) to the end point (45.50, -90.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 10, 1953, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F4
States: Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin
Counties: Howard County, Fillmore County, Olmsted County, Winona County, Buffalo County, Trempealeau County, Eau Claire County, Chippewa County
Path: 162 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 2 deaths, 24 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 10, 1953

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 10, 1953	F4	Iowa	6.4 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 10, 1953	F4	Iowa	26.6 mi	10 yd	0	3
May 10, 1953	F3	Kansas	52.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 10, 1953	F3	Iowa	6.6 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 10, 1953	F2	Kansas, Oklahoma	38.8 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 10, 1953	F2	Arkansas	2.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 10, 1953	F2	Minnesota	17 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 10, 1953	F2	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 10, 1953	F2	Minnesota	6.9 mi	67 yd	6	3
May 10, 1953	F2	Wisconsin	105.7 mi	100 yd	4	27
May 10, 1953	F1	Oklahoma	3.6 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 10, 1953	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 10, 1953	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	17 yd	0	0
May 10, 1953	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	17 yd	0	0
May 10, 1953	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 10, 1953	F1	Kansas	42.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 10, 1953	F1	Kansas	6.9 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 10, 1953	F1	Kansas	0.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 10, 1953	F1	Nebraska	9.7 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 10, 1953	F1	Missouri	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 10, 1953	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	33 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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