Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Sanborn County, South Dakota, July 4, 1978
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.85, -98.10) to the end point (43.85, -98.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 4, 1978, 9:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Sanborn County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 4, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 1978 | F4 | North Dakota | 26 mi | 250 yd | 5 | 35 |
| Jul 4, 1978 | F2 | Wyoming | 5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 4, 1978 | F1 | Arkansas | 6.9 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 4, 1978 | F1 | North Dakota | 5.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 4, 1978 | F0 | Montana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 4, 1978 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 4, 1978 | F0 | Montana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 4, 1978 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 4, 1978 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 4, 1978 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 4, 1978 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 4, 1978 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 4, 1978 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.