Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Charles Mix County, South Dakota, June 4, 1971

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length4.3 mi

Width137 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.38, -98.85) to the end point (43.43, -98.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: June 4, 1971, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: South Dakota
Counties: Charles Mix County
Path: 4.3 miles long, up to 137 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on June 4, 1971

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
Jun 4, 1971	F2	North Dakota	0.5 mi	27 yd
Jun 4, 1971	F2	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 4, 1971	F2	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 4, 1971	F2	South Dakota	0.3 mi	50 yd
Jun 4, 1971	F2	Mississippi	0.5 mi	10 yd
Jun 4, 1971	F1	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 4, 1971	F1	Nebraska	13.7 mi	10 yd
Jun 4, 1971	F1	Wisconsin	3.8 mi	100 yd
Jun 4, 1971	F1	North Dakota	0.8 mi	90 yd
Jun 4, 1971	F1	Nebraska	47.4 mi	10 yd
Jun 4, 1971	F1	Kansas	1.5 mi	50 yd
Jun 4, 1971	F0	Nebraska	5.9 mi	10 yd
Jun 4, 1971	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 4, 1971	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 4, 1971	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 4, 1971	F0	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.