The May 2, 1953 tornado
F4Meigs and McMinn counties, Tennessee
An F4 tornado on a 4.2-mile path that killed 4 and injured 8. It was one of 4 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · May 2, 1953
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 4.2 mi
- Width up to 33 yards
- Killed
- 4
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 8
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Saturday, May 2, 1953
- 3:00 AM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.