Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Ziebach County, South Dakota, June 21, 1983
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length6 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.40, -101.72) to the end point (45.43, -101.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 21, 1983, 8:51 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Ziebach County
- Path
- 6 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 21, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 1983 | F3 | South Dakota | 6 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Jun 21, 1983 | F1 | Florida | 4 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 21, 1983 | F1 | North Dakota | 11 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 21, 1983 | F1 | North Dakota | 0.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 21, 1983 | F0 | Oregon | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 21, 1983 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 21, 1983 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.2 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 21, 1983 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.