The May 21, 1953 tornado
F4St. Clair County, Michigan
An F4 tornado on a 10.0-mile path that killed 2 and injured 68. It was one of 1 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · May 21, 1953
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 10.0 mi
- Width up to 1,760 yards
- Killed
- 2
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 68
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Thursday, May 21, 1953
- 3:21 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.