Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Gregory County, South Dakota, May 15, 1962

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 (43.20, -99.40) to the end point (43.20, -99.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 15, 1962, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: South Dakota
Counties: Gregory County
Path: 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 15, 1962

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 15, 1962	F2	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 15, 1962	F2	South Dakota	4.1 mi	10 yd	2
May 15, 1962	F1	South Carolina	1 mi	10 yd	2

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Gregory County
Boyd County
Charles Mix County
Douglas County

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