Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Issaquena County, Mississippi, December 3, 1953
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries20
Length18.8 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.73, -91.07) to the end point (32.92, -90.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 3, 1953, 5:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Mississippi
- Counties
- Issaquena County, Sharkey County
- Path
- 18.8 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 20 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 3, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 1953 | F4 | Louisiana | 85.5 mi | 300 yd | 9 | 50 |
| Dec 3, 1953 | F2 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 3 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.