Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Meade County, South Dakota, May 26, 1972
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.5 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.75, -102.92) to the end point (44.75, -102.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 26, 1972, 7:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Meade County
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 26, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 1972 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1972 | F1 | North Dakota | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1972 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1972 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1972 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1972 | F0 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1972 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.