Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Roanoke County, Virginia, May 17, 1953
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.20, -80.00) to the end point (37.20, -80.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 17, 1953, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Roanoke County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 880 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 | Michigan | 6.4 mi | 10 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.