Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Deuel County, South Dakota, May 21, 1977
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.72, -96.68) to the end point (44.72, -96.68), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 21, 1977, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Deuel County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 21, 1977
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 1977 | F2 | Oklahoma | 9.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1977 | F2 | Minnesota | 19.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1977 | F1 | Missouri | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1977 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1977 | F1 | Missouri | 3.8 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1977 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1977 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1977 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1977 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1977 | F0 | Indiana | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1977 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1977 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1977 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1977 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 21, 1977 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.