Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, April 23, 1953
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length1 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.90, -94.83) to the end point (33.90, -94.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 23, 1953, 8:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- McCurtain County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 23, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1953 | F3 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1953 | F2 | Oklahoma | 1.5 mi | 300 yd | 1 | 4 |
| 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.