Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Turner County, South Dakota, August 3, 1981
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length12.8 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.28, -97.15) to the end point (43.10, -97.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 3, 1981, 4:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Turner County
- Path
- 12.8 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 3, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 1981 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 3, 1981 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 3, 1981 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 3, 1981 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 3, 1981 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.