Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Tom Green County, Texas, May 11, 1953
RatingF4
Deaths13
Injuries159
Length9.9 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.53, -100.58) to the end point (31.53, -100.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 11, 1953, 2:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Tom Green County
- Path
- 9.9 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 13 deaths, 159 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 11, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 1953 | F5 | Texas | 20.9 mi | 583 yd | 114 | 597 |
| May 11, 1953 | F2 | Texas | 9.5 mi | 267 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 1953 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 1953 | F1 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.