Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Hanson County, South Dakota, May 27, 1954
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length2.3 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.62, -97.78) to the end point (43.63, -97.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 27, 1954, 1:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Hanson County
- Path
- 2.3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 27, 1954
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1954 | F2 | South Dakota | 1 mi | 137 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 27, 1954 | F2 | South Dakota | 9 mi | 90 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1954 | F2 | Montana | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1954 | F2 | Illinois | 7.9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1954 | F2 | Iowa | 2.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1954 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1954 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1954 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1954 | F0 | Texas | 1.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.