Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Pennington County, South Dakota, July 23, 1966
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries5
Length3.8 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.97, -103.47) to the end point (43.93, -103.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 23, 1966, 1:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Pennington County
- Path
- 3.8 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 23, 1966
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 1966 | F1 | South Dakota | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1966 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1966 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1966 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.