Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Bon Homme County, South Dakota, May 10, 1956
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length5.6 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.98, -97.87) to the end point (43.07, -97.82), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 10, 1956, 3:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Bon Homme County
- Path
- 5.6 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 10, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 1956 | F2 | Nebraska | 12.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 10, 1956 | F2 | South Dakota | 1.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 10, 1956 | F2 | Minnesota | 6.5 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 10, 1956 | F1 | Nebraska | 9.4 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 10, 1956 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 10, 1956 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.