The May 1, 1953 tornado
F4Choctaw County, Alabama
An F4 tornado on a 0.1-mile path that killed 2 and injured 3. It was one of 4 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · May 1, 1953
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Width up to 100 yards
- Killed
- 2
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 3
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Friday, May 1, 1953
- 8:00 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Clay County7 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.