The May 9, 1953 tornado
F3Thayer, Fillmore, Saline and Seward counties, Nebraska
An F3 tornado on a 46.9-mile path that killed 5 and injured 82. It was one of 6 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF3 tornado · May 9, 1953
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F3
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 46.9 mi
- Width up to 880 yards
- Killed
- 5
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 82
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Saturday, May 9, 1953
- 9:45 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.