Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Brown County, South Dakota, July 1, 1973
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries3
Length0.3 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.25, -98.50) to the end point (45.25, -98.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 1, 1973, 5:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Brown County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 1, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 1973 | F3 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 1, 1973 | F3 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 1, 1973 | F2 | South Dakota | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 1, 1973 | F2 | South Dakota | 0.5 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 1, 1973 | F1 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 1, 1973 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 1, 1973 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.2 mi | 83 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 1, 1973 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.5 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 1, 1973 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 1, 1973 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 1, 1973 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.4 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 1, 1973 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 1, 1973 | F0 | Minnesota | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.