Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Lee County, Alabama, April 18, 1953
RatingF3
Deaths8
Injuries495
Length39.8 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.60, -85.58) to the end point (32.48, -84.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 18, 1953, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Alabama, Georgia
- Counties
- Lee County, Muscogee County
- Path
- 39.8 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 8 deaths, 495 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 18, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 1953 | F2 | Georgia | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 1953 | F2 | Georgia | 0.2 mi | 700 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.