Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Morris County, Kansas, May 16, 1953
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2.5 mi
Width220 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.53, -96.87) to the end point (38.53, -96.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 16, 1953, 3:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Morris County
- Path
- 2.5 miles long, up to 220 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 16, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1953 | F3 | Texas | 5.2 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 8 |
| 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 | F0 | Louisiana | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.