The May 10, 1953 tornado
F4Wayne County, Iowa
An F4 tornado on a 6.4-mile path. It was one of 22 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 5 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · May 10, 1953
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 6.4 mi
- Width up to 10 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Sunday, May 10, 1953
- 3:15 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Hancock County26.6 mi
- F2, Freeborn County6 killed
- F4, Howard County2 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.