Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Wharton County, Texas, December 2, 1953
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.5 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (29.20, -96.03) to the end point (29.20, -96.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 2, 1953, 10:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Wharton County
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 2, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 1953 | F3 | Texas | 3.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 4 |
| 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.