Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Brown County, South Dakota, July 19, 1972
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.83, -98.52) to the end point (45.83, -98.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 19, 1972, 4:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Brown County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 19, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 1972 | F2 | South Dakota | 0.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 19, 1972 | F1 | Vermont | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 19, 1972 | F1 | New Hampshire | 0.9 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 19, 1972 | F1 | Wisconsin | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Jul 19, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 19, 1972 | F0 | New Mexico | 3.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.