Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Brown County, South Dakota, June 21, 1961
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries7
Length156.3 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.47, -98.23) to the end point (44.52, -96.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 21, 1961, 2:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Brown County, Spink County, Clark County, Kingsbury County
- Path
- 156.3 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 7 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 21, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 1961 | F2 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 21, 1961 | F2 | South Carolina | 6.8 mi | 167 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 21, 1961 | F1 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.