Starting in Central Plains, this area of severe and tornadic thunderstorms pushed eastward, producing damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes to a total of 16 states before the low, which had turned northeastward, moved into Wisconsin and was replaced by a surface anti-cyclone on March 15.
It moved northeast, striking the joint rural community of Allison and Sylamore along the White River and inflicting moderate damage.
The tornado then continued northeast over the Brandenburg Mountain, just missing Lone Star before moving directly through Melbourne, where moderate to severe damage was inflicted to multiple structures and homes.
The tornado then moved back into rural areas of Izard County and reached its peak intensity as it passed southeast of Franklin and into Myron.
It caused severe damage and destroyed multiple structures before it abruptly weakened and dissipated as it was approaching Ash Flat from the southwest.
[3][31] The tornado was on the ground for at least 50 minutes, traveled 30.1 miles (48.4 km), was 27 yards (25 m) wide, and caused $250,060 (1953 USD) in damage, with $70,000 coming from Wilson alone.
The next day, Oklahoma was pelted by numerous severe thunderstorms that produced considerable hail and wind damage across mainly the southern and eastern portions of the state.
The severe weather outbreak in Oklahoma continued into the early-morning hours of March 14 with lightning striking and damaging church in Tulsa.
By that time, the outbreak had begun to shift into Arkansas with severe thunderstorms inflicting hail damage to numerous areas Van Buren County.
Early on March 15, a lightning strike sparked a fire that destroyed a barn and stored crops and killed livestock near Granville, Ohio.
That night in Fort Meade, Maryland, lightning struck a home, damaging two rooms, with the family of four inside being treated for shock.
Farther north, a glaze of ice due to freezing rain disrupted 63 long-distance phone circuits in North-Central Wisconsin.