Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Sheridan County, North Dakota, May 20, 1965
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length20 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (47.50, -100.00) to the end point (47.58, -99.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 20, 1965, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- North Dakota
- Counties
- Sheridan County
- Path
- 20 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 20, 1965
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 1965 | F3 | South Dakota | 3.8 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.