Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, July 21, 1972
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.52, -102.25) to the end point (43.52, -102.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 21, 1972, 8:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Oglala Lakota County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 21, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 1972 | F2 | Massachusetts | 7.6 mi | 37 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Jul 21, 1972 | F1 | New Hampshire | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 21, 1972 | F1 | New Hampshire | 7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 21, 1972 | F1 | Massachusetts | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 21, 1972 | F1 | Connecticut | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 21, 1972 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.