Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Dyer County, Tennessee, March 22, 1953
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length30.1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.93, -89.65) to the end point (36.15, -89.18), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 22, 1953, 3:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Dyer County
- Near the path
- Dyersburg, Newbern (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 30.1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 22, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 1953 | F2 | Louisiana, Mississippi | 234.7 mi | 200 yd | 2 | 22 |
| Mar 22, 1953 | F2 | Alabama | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 22, 1953 | F1 | Mississippi | 101.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.