Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Houston County, Texas, May 16, 1953
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries8
Length5.2 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.23, -95.57) to the end point (31.25, -95.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 16, 1953, 2:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Houston County
- Path
- 5.2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 8 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 16, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1953 | F2 | Louisiana | 21.7 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 16, 1953 | F2 | Louisiana | 28.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1953 | F2 | Louisiana | 22.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 16, 1953 | F1 | Kansas | 2.5 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1953 | F0 | Louisiana | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.