Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Henderson County, Tennessee, April 15, 1953

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries1

Length1 mi

Width300 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.67, -88.38) to the end point (35.67, -88.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 15, 1953, 6:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Tennessee
Counties: Henderson County
Path: 1 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 1 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 15, 1953

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Apr 15, 1953	F1	Ohio	2 mi	33 yd	0
Apr 15, 1953	F1	Tennessee	0.5 mi	200 yd	8
Apr 15, 1953	F1	Tennessee	1.5 mi	300 yd	2
Apr 15, 1953	F1	Tennessee	0.5 mi	150 yd	1

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Henderson County
Madison County
Weakley County
Haywood County

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