Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, April 23, 1953
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.95, -95.08) to the end point (33.95, -95.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 23, 1953, 8:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- McCurtain County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 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 | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 23, 1953 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.8 mi | 17 yd | 1 | 14 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.