Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Meade County, South Dakota, May 5, 1975
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length27.4 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.30, -103.37) to the end point (44.00, -103.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 5, 1975, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Meade County, Pennington County
- Near the path
- Box Elder, Rapid Valley (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 27.4 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 5, 1975
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1975 | F0 | Texas | 3 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.