The April 18, 1953 tornado
F3Lee and Muscogee counties, Alabama and Georgia
An F3 tornado on a 39.8-mile path that killed 8 and injured 495. It was one of 3 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF3 tornado · April 18, 1953
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F3
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 39.8 mi
- Width up to 400 yards
- Killed
- 8
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 495
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Saturday, April 18, 1953
- 5:00 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.