Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Charles Mix County, South Dakota, July 19, 1981
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length7.5 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.02, -98.23) to the end point (42.95, -98.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 19, 1981, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Charles Mix County, Bon Homme County
- Path
- 7.5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 19, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 1981 | F2 | Kansas | 0.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 9 |
| Jul 19, 1981 | F1 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 19, 1981 | F1 | Nebraska | 3.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 19, 1981 | F1 | Kansas | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.