Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Charles Mix County, South Dakota, June 15, 1970
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.13, -98.28) to the end point (43.13, -98.28), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 15, 1970, 8:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Charles Mix County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 15, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 1970 | F3 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 15, 1970 | F2 | Kansas | 1.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 15, 1970 | F2 | Nebraska | 59.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 15, 1970 | F2 | Nebraska | 42.9 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 15, 1970 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 15, 1970 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 15, 1970 | F1 | South Dakota | 2 mi | 133 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 15, 1970 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 15, 1970 | F1 | Minnesota | 4.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 15, 1970 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 15, 1970 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 15, 1970 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 15, 1970 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 15, 1970 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 15, 1970 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 15, 1970 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.