The May 29, 1953 tornado
F5Morton and Emmons counties, North Dakota
An F5 tornado on a 14.8-mile path that killed 2 and injured 20. It was one of 9 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF5 tornado · May 29, 1953
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F5
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 14.8 mi
- Width up to 600 yards
- Killed
- 2
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 20
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Friday, May 29, 1953
- 5:00 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.