Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Worcester County, Massachusetts, June 9, 1953

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries17

Length28 mi

Width667 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.17, -71.77) to the end point (42.05, -71.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: June 9, 1953, 3:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Massachusetts
Counties: Worcester County, Norfolk County, Bristol County
Path: 28 miles long, up to 667 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 17 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on June 9, 1953

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Jun 9, 1953	F4	Massachusetts	34.9 mi	900 yd	94	1228
Jun 9, 1953	F3	New Hampshire	1.5 mi	100 yd	0	5
Jun 9, 1953	F1	New Hampshire	1 mi	40 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Worcester County
Norfolk County
Bristol County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.