The May 1, 1953 tornado
F4Clay County, Alabama
An F4 tornado on a 12.1-mile path that killed 7 and injured 12. 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
- 12.1 mi
- Width up to 440 yards
- Killed
- 7
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 12
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Friday, May 1, 1953
- 7:30 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Choctaw County2 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.