Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Davison County, South Dakota, August 8, 1969
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length34.3 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.70, -98.00) to the end point (43.63, -97.32), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 8, 1969, 6:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Davison County, Hanson County, McCook County
- Path
- 34.3 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 8, 1969
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 1969 | F2 | Iowa | 2 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 8, 1969 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 8, 1969 | F1 | Iowa | 3 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 8, 1969 | F1 | Maine | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 8, 1969 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Aug 8, 1969 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.