Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, December 2, 1953
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length1.5 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.33, -96.92) to the end point (35.33, -96.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 2, 1953, 9:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Pottawatomie County
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 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 | 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 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.