Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Day County, South Dakota, June 15, 1953

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length7.6 mi
Width10 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.50, -97.98) to the end point (45.58, -97.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
June 15, 1953, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
South Dakota
Counties
Day County, Marshall County
Path
7.6 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
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Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.