Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Beadle County, South Dakota, July 19, 1972
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.37, -97.87) to the end point (44.37, -97.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 19, 1972, 7:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Beadle County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 19, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 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.