Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Union Parish, Louisiana, December 5, 1953

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries16

Length9.7 mi

Width33 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.80, -92.67) to the end point (32.90, -92.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: December 5, 1953, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Louisiana
Counties: Union Parish
Path: 9.7 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 16 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on December 5, 1953

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Dec 5, 1953	F5	Mississippi	9 mi	500 yd	38	270
Dec 5, 1953	F2	Louisiana, Arkansas	58.3 mi	880 yd	0	11
Dec 5, 1953	F2	Mississippi	8.2 mi	30 yd	0	11

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.