Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Buffalo County, South Dakota, May 20, 1982

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.1 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.03, -99.30) to the end point (44.03, -99.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 20, 1982, 1:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: South Dakota
Counties: Buffalo County
Path: 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 20, 1982

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 20, 1982	F2	Missouri	3 mi	100 yd	0
May 20, 1982	F2	Nebraska	7 mi	30 yd	0
May 20, 1982	F1	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 20, 1982	F1	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 20, 1982	F1	Kansas	2 mi	200 yd	0
May 20, 1982	F1	Missouri	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
May 20, 1982	F1	Oklahoma	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 20, 1982	F1	Oklahoma	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 20, 1982	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 20, 1982	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 20, 1982	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 20, 1982	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 20, 1982	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 20, 1982	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 20, 1982	F0	Pennsylvania	0.2 mi	10 yd	3
May 20, 1982	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 20, 1982	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 20, 1982	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.