1953 Waco tornado outbreak
List of tornadoes

1953 Waco tornado outbreak

Section Title: List of tornadoes
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F#	Location	County / Parish	State	Start coord.	Date	Time (UTC)	Path length	Max width	Summary

F1	NW of Huron	Beadle	SD	44°23′N 98°14′W / 44.38°N 98.23°W	May 9	0005	1.9 miles (3.1 km)	N/A	A narrow, short-lived tornado caused minor damage to several structures, including a hangar, a barn, and outbuildings on a farmstead.

F1	WSW of Bryant to SE of Vienna	Clark, Hamlin	SD	44°34′N 97°31′W / 44.57°N 97.52°W	May 9	0100	6.8 miles (10.9 km)	N/A	A tornado developed near Cherry Lake and headed north-northeastward, producing minimal damage to structures on several farms.

F1	S of McLean	Wayne	NE	42°18′N 97°28′W / 42.3°N 97.47°W	May 9	0300	1.5 miles (2.4 km)	N/A	Only negligible damage occurred as a tornado briefly touched down.

F3	N of Courtland to SW of Byron, NE	Republic	KS	39°48′N 97°54′W / 39.8°N 97.9°W	May 9	0310	13.5 miles (21.7 km)	N/A	This tornado may have first developed south of Courtland, causing minor damage to a farm, before redeveloping, possibly as a separate tornado, beyond town.

F3	Hebron to Milford	Thayer, Fillmore, Saline, Seward	NE	40°15′N 97°34′W / 40.25°N 97.57°W	May 9	0345	46.9 miles (75.5 km)	N/A	Five deaths – This intense, long-tracked, and very damaging tornado struck Hebron, leveling a significant part of the town. In town, almost 100 structures were beyond repair, including 50 residences and 40 businesses.

F2	ENE of Sumner	Dawson	NE	40°58′N 99°28′W / 40.97°N 99.47°W	May 9	0500	1.5 miles (2.4 km)	N/A	A short-tracked tornado wrecked several structures, including a sizeable barn. The tornado was not rated as significant (F2+) by tornado researcher Thomas P.

F1	SSE of Vinson	Harmon	OK	34°53′N 99°51′W / 34.88°N 99.85°W	May 10	0700	3.6 miles (5.8 km)	N/A	A weak tornado damaged small structures, including little barns, sheds, and some garages.

F1	ENE of Utica	Seward	NE	40°56′N 97°17′W / 40.93°N 97.28°W	May 10	0710	0.1 miles (160 m)	N/A

F1	NW of Duke	Greer	OK	34°45′N 99°39′W / 34.75°N 99.65°W	May 10	0715	0.1 miles (160 m)	N/A	A tornado briefly touched down, leveling a chicken coop and a nearby barn.

F1	SW of Mangum	Greer	OK	34°51′N 99°32′W / 34.85°N 99.53°W	May 10	0715	0.1 miles (0.16 km)	N/A	A tornado with the appearance of a dust devil caused a frail shed to collapse and caused minor structural damage nearby.

F1	N of Thomas	Custer	OK	35°47′N 98°45′W / 35.78°N 98.75°W	May 10	0720	0.1 miles (160 m)	N/A	One barn was blown down.

F1	E of Mount Hope to S of Udall	Sumner, Ness	KS	37°52′N 97°36′W / 37.87°N 97.6°W	May 10	0800	42.5 miles (68.4 km)	N/A

F2	NE of Renfrow, OK, to SW of Udall, KS	Grant (OK), Sumner (KS), Ness (KS)	OK, KS	36°59′N 97°37′W / 36.98°N 97.62°W	May 10	0900	38.8 miles (62.4 km)	N/A	An intermittent tornado produced a skipping swath of damage from near Caldwell, Kansas, to the Udall area. It struck 13 farmsteads, but produced only low-end F2 damage to some of them.

F3	SW of Elmdale to S of Keene	Chase, Morris, Lyon, Wabaunsee	KS	38°21′N 96°40′W / 38.35°N 96.67°W	May 10	1000	52.2 miles (84.0 km)	N/A	This intense tornado first caused minor damage to roofing material near Cottonwood Falls. Later, the tornado further damaged farm equipment, trees, and numerous structures.

F1	N of Cambridge	Cowley, Elk	KS	37°20′N 96°40′W / 37.33°N 96.67°W	May 10	1030	6.9 miles (11.1 km)	N/A	A narrow, weak tornado downed fences and caused minimal damage to a few farms in its path. A rural barn was among damaged structures.

F1	Petrolia area	Allen	KS	37°54′N 95°24′W / 37.9°N 95.4°W	May 10	1130	0.5 miles (0.80 km)	N/A	A brief tornado struck Petrolia, damaging power lines, trees, and roofs in town. Winds downed a couple of sheds and a garage as well.

F1	NE of Humboldt	Richardson	NE	40°11′N 95°56′W / 40.18°N 95.93°W	May 10	1200	9.7 miles (15.6 km)	N/A	Many structures lost their roofs.

F2	Russellville area	Pope	AR	35°16′N 93°10′W / 35.27°N 93.17°W	May 10	1810	2.3 miles (3.7 km)	N/A	Eyewitnesses observed twin tornadoes, moving parallel to each other, that combined into one narrow funnel and struck Russellville. Several structures sustained modest damage, and a movable roller rink was wrecked.

F0	S of Nebraska City	Otoe	NE	40°38′N 95°52′W / 40.63°N 95.87°W	May 10	1930	0.1 miles (160 m)	N/A

F1	S of Beulah	Texas	MO	37°33′N 91°55′W / 37.55°N 91.92°W	May 10	2000	0.2 miles (320 m)	N/A	A brief tornado struck just southeast of Kinderpost, near Licking, leveling a very large barn. While officially rated F1, the tornado was assigned an F2 rating by Grazulis.

F4	NW of Millerton to SSW of Russell	Wayne	IA	40°52′N 93°20′W / 40.87°N 93.33°W	May 10	2115	6.4 miles (10.3 km)	N/A	A violent tornado, the first of the outbreak sequence, produced low-end F4 damage to a farmhouse, dispersing the debris a short distance from the foundation.

F2	NW of Clontarf to N of Cyrus	Pope	MN	45°25′N 95°45′W / 45.42°N 95.75°W	May 10	2155	17 miles (27 km)	N/A	A strong tornado, producing sporadic damage, struck 35 farms in its path, completely destroying a couple of them. Barns and outbuildings were leveled, and trees, power lines, and utility poles were downed.

F4	ESE of Garner to SSW of Silver Lake	Hancock, Cerro Gordo, Worth	IA	43°04′N 93°31′W / 43.07°N 93.52°W	May 10	2210	26.6 miles (42.8 km)	N/A	A long-lived, violent tornado tracked through several farms, damaging or destroying about 30 homes. Roughly 200 other structures on farms were likewise impacted.

F2	SW of Chelsea	Tama	IA	41°53′N 92°27′W / 41.88°N 92.45°W	May 10	2230	0.1 miles (0.16 km)	N/A	This brief but strong tornado leveled an entire farm, including outbuildings and barns on the property. The tornado or a related but separate event may have caused additional damage near Independence, leading to a total path length of 10 miles (16 km) or even longer.

F2	S of Hollandale	Freeborn	MN	43°45′N 93°12′W / 43.75°N 93.2°W	May 10	2300	6.9 miles (11.1 km)	N/A	Six deaths – This tornado was of moderate intensity, narrow, and relatively short-tracked, yet was one of the most devastating of the tornado outbreak sequence.

F4	SW of Chester, IA, to ESE of Catawba, WI	Howard (IA), Fillmore (MN), Olmsted (MN), Winona (MN), Buffalo (WI), Trempealeau (WI), Eau Claire (WI), Chippewa (WI), Taylor (WI), Price (WI)	IA, MN, WI	43°27′N 92°24′W / 43.45°N 92.4°W	May 10	2330	162 miles (261 km)	N/A	Two deaths – See section on this tornado – 24 people were injured, though Grazulis listed an unofficial total of 17.

F3	ESE of Farmersburg to NE of Beulah	Clayton	IA	42°57′N 91°20′W / 42.95°N 91.33°W	May 10	0000	6.6 miles (10.6 km)	N/A	An intense tornado severely affected eight farms in its path, demolishing barns and silos. Livestock suffered significant losses, with 60 or more head of cattle dead.

F2	SW of River Falls to E of Gordon	Pierce, St. Croix, Polk, Burnett, Washburn, Douglas	WI	44°50′N 92°40′W / 44.83°N 92.67°W	May 10	0030	105.7 miles (170.1 km)	N/A	Four deaths – See section on this tornado – 27 people were injured.

F4	SW of Grape Creek to San Angelo	Tom Green	TX	31°32′N 100°35′W / 31.53°N 100.58°W	May 11	2015	9.9 miles (15.9 km)	N/A	13 deaths – This was the first of two extremely intense tornadoes to strike Texas on May 11 and was likely spawned by an outflow boundary.

F1	W of McAlester	Pittsburg	OK	34°56′N 95°48′W / 34.93°N 95.8°W	May 11	2100	0.1 miles (160 m)	N/A	A brief tornado passed near Lake Talawanda, downing trees but causing no structural damage.

F5	NNW of Lorena to Waco to W of Axtell	McLennan	TX	31°33′N 97°09′W / 31.55°N 97.15°W	May 11	2210	20.9 miles (33.6 km)	N/A	114 deaths – See section on this tornado – Tied with the 1902 Goliad tornado as the deadliest on record in Texas.

F1	NE of Wynnewood	Garvin	OK	34°40′N 97°09′W / 34.67°N 97.15°W	May 11	2230	2 miles (3.2 km)	N/A	Very little damage occurred as a tornado mostly affected uninhabited areas.

F2	WSW of Jewett to W of Corinth	Leon	TX	31°19′N 96°13′W / 31.32°N 96.22°W	May 11	0030	9.5 miles (15.3 km)	N/A	A possible tornado family produced spotty damage as it tracked to the northeast. Near Jewett, a brief touchdown resulted in damage to 19 structures, including 12 homes, one of which was beyond repair.

Sentence(s)

114 deaths occurred in the Waco area.

final_sentence: 114 deaths occurred in the Waco area.