Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, St. Joseph County, Michigan, May 17, 1953
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length6.4 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.78, -85.77) to the end point (41.85, -85.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 17, 1953, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Michigan
- Counties
- St. Joseph County
- Path
- 6.4 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 17, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 1953 | F3 | Louisiana | 41.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 17 |
| May 17, 1953 | F2 | Virginia | 1 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1953 | F1 | Virginia | 5.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1953 | F0 | Nebraska | 4.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.