Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Lee County, Texas, December 2, 1953
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length3.3 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (30.50, -96.97) to the end point (30.53, -97.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 2, 1953, 6:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Lee County
- Path
- 3.3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 2, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 1953 | F2 | Texas | 1.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2, 1953 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 2 | 5 |
| Dec 2, 1953 | F2 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2, 1953 | F1 | Texas | 2.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2, 1953 | F1 | Oklahoma | 31.4 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 2, 1953 | F1 | Oklahoma | 1.5 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.