Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Aurora County, South Dakota, July 1, 1973

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries1

Length0.2 mi

Width83 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.72, -98.68) to the end point (43.72, -98.68), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: July 1, 1973, 6:39 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: South Dakota
Counties: Aurora County
Path: 0.2 miles long, up to 83 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 1 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on July 1, 1973

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Jul 1, 1973	F3	South Dakota	0.3 mi	30 yd	1	3
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	0.5 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

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.