The April 30, 1953 tornado
F4Houston County, Georgia
An F4 tornado on a 1.0-mile path that killed 18 and injured 300. It was one of 8 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · April 30, 1953
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 1.0 mi
- Width up to 333 yards
- Killed
- 18
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 300
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Thursday, April 30, 1953
- 4:13 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.