Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Spink County, South Dakota, May 29, 1980
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.08, -98.50) to the end point (45.08, -98.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 29, 1980, 4:13 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Spink County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 29, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 1980 | F2 | Nebraska | 3.3 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F2 | Iowa | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F2 | Texas | 16.2 mi | 160 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F2 | Texas | 13.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F1 | Wyoming, Colorado | 14.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F1 | Minnesota | 2 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F1 | Colorado | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F1 | Minnesota | 6.9 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F1 | Nebraska | 10 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F1 | Iowa | 4.2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F1 | Nebraska | 19.6 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 29, 1980 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F1 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F1 | Nebraska | 6.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F1 | Iowa | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F1 | Iowa | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F0 | Iowa | 0.3 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F0 | South Dakota | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F0 | South Dakota | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F0 | South Dakota | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F0 | South Dakota | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.