Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F5 tornado, McLennan County, Texas, May 11, 1953
RatingF5
Deaths114
Injuries597
Length20.9 mi
Width583 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.55, -97.15) to the end point (31.75, -96.88), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 11, 1953, 4:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F5
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- McLennan County
- Path
- 20.9 miles long, up to 583 yards wide
- Casualties
- 114 deaths, 597 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 11, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 1953 | F4 | Texas | 9.9 mi | 880 yd | 13 | 159 |
| 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.