Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Brown County, South Dakota, May 20, 1965
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3.8 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.92, -98.48) to the end point (45.97, -98.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 20, 1965, 4:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Brown County
- Path
- 3.8 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 20, 1965
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 1965 | F2 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1965 | F2 | North Dakota | 4.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1965 | F2 | South Dakota | 10.4 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1965 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1965 | F0 | Georgia | 0.2 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 20, 1965 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1965 | F0 | North Dakota | 20 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1965 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.