The March 13, 1953 tornado
F4Haskell and Knox counties, Texas
An F4 tornado on a 13.9-mile path that killed 17 and injured 25. It was one of 7 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · March 13, 1953
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 13.9 mi
- Width up to 50 yards
- Killed
- 17
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 25
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Friday, March 13, 1953
- 2:00 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.