Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Union Parish, Louisiana, December 5, 1953
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries11
Length58.3 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.75, -92.13) to the end point (33.35, -91.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 5, 1953, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Louisiana, Arkansas
- Counties
- Union Parish, Morehouse Parish, Ashley County
- Near the path
- Montrose, AR (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 58.3 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 11 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 5, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 1953 | F5 | Mississippi | 9 mi | 500 yd | 38 | 270 |
| Dec 5, 1953 | F2 | Louisiana | 9.7 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 16 |
| Dec 5, 1953 | F2 | Mississippi | 8.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 11 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.