Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F5 tornado, Morton County, North Dakota, May 29, 1953
RatingF5
Deaths2
Injuries20
Length14.8 mi
Width600 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (46.45, -100.67) to the end point (46.63, -100.47), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 29, 1953, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F5
- States
- North Dakota
- Counties
- Morton County, Emmons County
- Path
- 14.8 miles long, up to 600 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 20 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 29, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 1953 | F2 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1953 | F2 | South Dakota | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 29, 1953 | F2 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1953 | F2 | South Dakota | 1.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1953 | F2 | North Dakota | 3.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1953 | F1 | Wyoming | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1953 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1953 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.