The June 27, 1953 tornado
F5Adair County, Iowa
An F5 tornado on a 0.1-mile path that killed 1 and injured 2. It was one of 5 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF5 tornado · June 27, 1953
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F5
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Width up to 100 yards
- Killed
- 1
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 2
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Saturday, June 27, 1953
- 3:45 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.