Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Lawrence County, South Dakota, June 20, 1968
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length13.1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.18, -103.93) to the end point (44.07, -103.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 20, 1968, 8:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Lawrence County, Pennington County
- Path
- 13.1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 20, 1968
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 1968 | F3 | South Dakota | 8.8 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 20, 1968 | F3 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 20, 1968 | F3 | South Dakota | 9.9 mi | 2,667 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 20, 1968 | F2 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 20, 1968 | F2 | South Dakota | 33.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 20, 1968 | F2 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 20, 1968 | F2 | South Dakota | 21.4 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 20, 1968 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 20, 1968 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 20, 1968 | F1 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 20, 1968 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.