Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, September 2, 1973
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.68, -97.07) to the end point (43.68, -97.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 2, 1973, 9:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Minnehaha County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 2, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 1973 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.