Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Leon County, Texas, May 11, 1953
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length9.5 mi
Width267 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.32, -96.22) to the end point (31.37, -96.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 11, 1953, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Leon County
- Path
- 9.5 miles long, up to 267 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 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 | F4 | Texas | 9.9 mi | 880 yd | 13 | 159 |
| 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.