Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Yankton County, South Dakota, May 30, 1959

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.1 mi

Width10 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.88, -97.28) to the end point (42.88, -97.28), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 30, 1959, 7:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: South Dakota
Counties: Yankton County
Path: 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 30, 1959

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 30, 1959	F2	Nebraska	26.8 mi	10 yd	1	2
May 30, 1959	F1	Connecticut	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 30, 1959	F1	Nebraska	2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 30, 1959	F1	Indiana	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 30, 1959	F1	Nebraska	1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 30, 1959	F1	Iowa	2 mi	200 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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