Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Jackson Parish, Louisiana, May 16, 1953
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length22.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.30, -92.75) to the end point (32.30, -92.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 16, 1953, 8:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Louisiana
- Counties
- Jackson Parish
- Near the path
- Chatham (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 22.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 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 | 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.