Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Crawford County, Arkansas, April 23, 1953
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.48, -94.22) to the end point (35.48, -94.22), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 23, 1953, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Arkansas
- Counties
- Crawford County
- Near the path
- Alma (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 23, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1953 | F2 | Oklahoma | 1.5 mi | 300 yd | 1 | 4 |
| Apr 23, 1953 | F2 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 23, 1953 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.8 mi | 17 yd | 1 | 14 |
| Apr 23, 1953 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.