Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Haskell County, Texas, March 13, 1953
RatingF4
Deaths17
Injuries25
Length13.9 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.28, -99.95) to the end point (33.42, -99.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 13, 1953, 2:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Haskell County, Knox County
- Path
- 13.9 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 17 deaths, 25 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 13, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 1953 | F3 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 8 |
| Mar 13, 1953 | F3 | Oklahoma | 45.3 mi | 200 yd | 2 | 11 |
| Mar 13, 1953 | F2 | Oklahoma | 23.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 13, 1953 | F2 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 13, 1953 | F2 | Oklahoma | 1.3 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 13, 1953 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.