 Vicksburg Sunday Post-Herald showing the destruction in Vicksburg. | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | December 5, 1953, 5:31 p.m. CST (UTC−06:00) |
| Dissipated | December 5, 1953, 5:40 p.m. (UTC−06:00) |
| Duration | 9 minutes |
| F5 tornado | |
| on the Fujita scale | |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 38 |
| Injuries | 270 |
| Damage | $25 million (1953 USD) $235 million (2024 USD) |
| Areas affected | Warren County in Mississippi, principally in and near Vicksburg and Waltersville |
Part of the Tornado outbreak sequence of December 1–6, 1953 and tornado outbreaks of 1953 | |
The 1953 Vicksburg, Mississippi tornado was a deadly F5 tornado that struck Vicksburg, Mississippi on Saturday, December 5, 1953. A total of 38 people were killed, 270 others were injured, and damages were estimated at $25 million (1953 USD). It remains the fifth-deadliest tornado to affect the U.S. state of Mississippi, behind the 1840 Great Natchez Tornado, the 1936 tornado in Tupelo, the 1971 tornado in Cary, and the 1966 series of four tornadoes in Jackson. It is one of just four F5 tornadoes recorded in Mississippi since 1950.[1]
- ^ "20 Deadliest Tornadoes in Mississippi 1950-2015". NWS WFO in Jackson, Mississippi. Flowood, Mississippi: National Weather Service. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2019.