Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Wibaux County, Montana, May 24, 1953
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length9.3 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (46.98, -104.18) to the end point (47.10, -104.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 24, 1953, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Montana
- Counties
- Wibaux County
- Near the path
- Wibaux (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 9.3 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 24, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1953 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.