Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Hamlin County, South Dakota, June 19, 1971
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length36.8 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.63, -97.10) to the end point (44.37, -96.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 19, 1971, 6:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Hamlin County, Brookings County
- Path
- 36.8 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 19, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 1971 | F2 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 19, 1971 | F2 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 19, 1971 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 19, 1971 | F1 | South Dakota | 1.3 mi | 290 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 19, 1971 | F1 | South Dakota | 2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 19, 1971 | F1 | Minnesota | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 19, 1971 | F1 | Minnesota | 1 mi | 120 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 19, 1971 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 19, 1971 | F0 | Tennessee | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.