Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Haakon County, South Dakota, May 19, 1974
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2.7 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.27, -101.32) to the end point (44.30, -101.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 19, 1974, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Haakon County
- Path
- 2.7 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 19, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 1974 | F2 | South Dakota | 5.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1974 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1974 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1974 | F1 | South Dakota | 1.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1974 | F1 | Colorado | 2.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1974 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 19, 1974 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.