What the record says
On 29 May 1953, a tornado touched down near Solen, North Dakota. The Storm Prediction Center records its path as 14.8 miles long and up to 600 yards wide, rated F5 on the Fujita (F) scale. It killed 2 people and injured 20.
- F5Fujita rating
- 2deaths
- 20injuries
- 14.8 mipath length
- 600 ydmaximum width
It has its own page because it was rated 4 or 5.
This page gives the official record's figures. Numbers of deaths and injuries are sometimes revised after a survey, and they cannot convey what the day was like for the people who lived through it.
Counties it crossed
The start point was at 46.45, -100.67 and the end point at 46.63, -100.47 (latitude, longitude).
How to read this path
The Storm Prediction Center records most tornadoes as a straight line from the point where they touched down to the point where they lifted. The real path usually curved and was not the same width all the way along. The width given is the widest part. Older records are less precise, and the record starts in 1950.
Source: the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database, public domain.
Other notable tornadoes in North Dakota
- Fargo, North Dakota tornado20 June 1957, F5, 10 deaths, 103 injuries, 52.4 miles long
- Elgin, North Dakota tornado4 July 1978, F4, 5 deaths, 35 injuries, 26 miles long
- Enderlin, North Dakota tornado20 June 2025, EF5, 3 deaths, 12.1 miles long
- Walcott, North Dakota tornado2 July 1955, F4, 2 deaths, 19 injuries, 9.1 miles long
- Venturia, North Dakota tornado31 July 1966, F3, 2 deaths, 4 injuries, 26.4 miles long
- New England, North Dakota tornado29 June 1975, F4, 1 death, 4 injuries, 68 miles long
Other notable tornadoes of 1953
- Flushing, Michigan tornado8 June 1953, F5, 116 deaths, 844 injuries, 18.9 miles long
- Waco, Texas tornado11 May 1953, F5, 114 deaths, 597 injuries, 20.9 miles long
- Framingham, Massachusetts tornado9 June 1953, F4, 94 deaths, 1,228 injuries, 34.9 miles long
- Vicksburg, Mississippi tornado5 December 1953, F5, 38 deaths, 270 injuries, 9 miles long
- Warner Robins, Georgia tornado30 April 1953, F4, 18 deaths, 300 injuries, 1 mile long
All tornadoes of 1953 · North Dakota tornado history · All notable tornadoes