Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, August 6, 1956
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length28.3 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.42, -102.18) to the end point (43.17, -101.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 6, 1956, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Oglala Lakota County, Bennett County
- Near the path
- Martin, Allen, Kyle (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 28.3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 6, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 1956 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.3 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.