Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Hand County, South Dakota, July 3, 1971
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2.3 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.22, -99.00) to the end point (44.23, -98.93), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 3, 1971, 6:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Hand County
- Path
- 2.3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 3, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 1971 | F3 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 87 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1971 | F2 | South Dakota | 20.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1971 | F1 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1971 | F1 | Kansas | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1971 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1971 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1971 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1971 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1971 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1971 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.