Flint–Worcester tornado outbreak sequence
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| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Duration | June 7–9, 1953 |
| Tornado outbreak | |
| Tornadoes | 50 confirmed |
| Maximum rating | F5 tornado |
| Duration | 3 days |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 251 |
| Injuries | 2,619 |
| Damage | $340.6 million (1953 USD) $4.1 billion (2025 USD) |
| Areas affected | Midwestern and Northeastern United States |
Part of the tornado outbreaks of 1953 | |
An extremely devastating and deadly tornado outbreak sequence impacted the Midwestern and Northeastern United States at the beginning of June 1953. It included two tornadoes that caused at least 90 deaths each—an F5 tornado occurring in Flint, Michigan on June 8 and an F4 tornado in Worcester, Massachusetts on June 9. These tornadoes are among the deadliest in United States history and were caused by the same storm system that moved eastward across the nation.
The Flint-Worcester Tornadoes were the most infamous storms produced by a larger outbreak of severe weather that began in Nebraska, Iowa and Wisconsin, before moving across the Great Lakes states, and then into New York and New England. Other F3 and F4 tornadoes struck other locations in Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire and Ohio.