Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Yankton County, South Dakota, June 18, 1954

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length12.8 mi

Width33 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.05, -97.32) to the end point (43.13, -97.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: June 18, 1954, 4:25 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: South Dakota
Counties: Yankton County, Turner County
Path: 12.8 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on June 18, 1954

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
Jun 18, 1954	F3	South Dakota	10.6 mi	10 yd
Jun 18, 1954	F3	South Dakota	0.1 mi	30 yd
Jun 18, 1954	F2	South Dakota	2.7 mi	10 yd
Jun 18, 1954	F2	Wisconsin	10.2 mi	900 yd
Jun 18, 1954	F1	South Dakota	0.1 mi	33 yd

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Yankton County
Turner County
Bon Homme County
Lincoln County

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