Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Hughes County, South Dakota, July 23, 1973
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries10
Length2.5 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.35, -100.35) to the end point (44.35, -100.35), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 23, 1973, 2:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Hughes County
- Path
- 2.5 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 10 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 23, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 1973 | F1 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1973 | F1 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1973 | F1 | Minnesota | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1973 | F0 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1973 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1973 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1973 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1973 | F0 | Minnesota | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1973 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.8 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.