Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Davison County, South Dakota, May 21, 1962
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries32
Length1 mi
Width167 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.72, -98.05) to the end point (43.72, -98.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 21, 1962, 8:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Davison County
- Near the path
- Mitchell (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 167 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 32 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 21, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 1962 | F3 | Nebraska | 71.7 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 7 |
| May 21, 1962 | F3 | South Dakota, Nebraska | 11 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1962 | F2 | South Dakota | 10.4 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1962 | F1 | South Dakota | 47.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 21, 1962 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1962 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1962 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1962 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.