Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, May 16, 1953
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length28.5 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.98, -93.00) to the end point (32.10, -92.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 16, 1953, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Natchitoches Parish, Winn Parish
- Near the path
- Goldonna, Dodson (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 28.5 miles long, up to 200 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 | 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.