Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, St. Clair County, Michigan, May 21, 1953
RatingF4
Deaths2
Injuries68
Length10 mi
Width1,760 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.92, -82.60) to the end point (42.98, -82.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 21, 1953, 3:21 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Michigan
- Counties
- St. Clair County
- Path
- 10 miles long, up to 1,760 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 68 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.