Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Benson County, North Dakota, May 30, 1958

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length10.7 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (47.93, -99.80) to the end point (48.05, -99.63), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 30, 1958, 8:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: North Dakota
Counties: Benson County
Path: 10.7 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 30, 1958

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 30, 1958	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 30, 1958	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

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Tornado history nearby

Benson County

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