Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Love County, Oklahoma, March 13, 1953
RatingF3
Deaths2
Injuries11
Length45.3 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.92, -97.27) to the end point (34.32, -96.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 13, 1953, 7:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Love County, Carter County, Johnston County
- Path
- 45.3 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 11 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 13, 1953
| 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 | 1 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 8 |
| 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.