Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Grady County, Oklahoma, March 13, 1953

RatingF3

Deaths1

Injuries8

Length1 mi

Width100 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.88, -97.70) to the end point (34.88, -97.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: March 13, 1953, 6:19 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Oklahoma
Counties: Grady County
Path: 1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 1 deaths, 8 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on March 13, 1953

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Mar 13, 1953	F4	Texas	13.9 mi	50 yd	17	25
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

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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