Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Garvin County, Oklahoma, June 5, 1953
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length16.9 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.63, -97.17) to the end point (34.47, -96.95), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 5, 1953, 9:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Garvin County, Murray County
- Path
- 16.9 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 5, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 1953 | F3 | Nebraska | 9.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 1953 | F2 | Michigan | 5.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 1953 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 1953 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 1953 | F1 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 1953 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 1953 | F0 | Utah | 8 mi | 147 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 1953 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 1953 | F0 | Michigan | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 1953 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 1953 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 1953 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.