Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Emmet County, Iowa, March 21, 1953
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length31.8 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.27, -94.63) to the end point (43.30, -94.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 21, 1953, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Iowa
- Counties
- Emmet County
- Path
- 31.8 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 21, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 1953 | F2 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 3 |
| Mar 21, 1953 | F2 | Iowa | 11.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1953 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 21, 1953 | F1 | Iowa | 10.9 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1953 | F1 | Mississippi | 9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.