Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Douglas County, South Dakota, May 14, 1962

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries2

Length70.4 mi

Width1,760 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.40, -98.38) to the end point (43.63, -98.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 14, 1962, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: South Dakota
Counties: Douglas County, Davison County
Path: 70.4 miles long, up to 1,760 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 2 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 14, 1962

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 14, 1962	F3	Nebraska, South Dakota	53.8 mi	1,760 yd	8
May 14, 1962	F2	Nebraska	18.3 mi	880 yd	0
May 14, 1962	F1	California	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 14, 1962	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 14, 1962	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 14, 1962	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 14, 1962	F1	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	1
May 14, 1962	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 14, 1962	F1	Nebraska	0.5 mi	10 yd	0
May 14, 1962	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 14, 1962	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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