Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Clark County, South Dakota, May 12, 1984
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length27 mi
Width1,320 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.88, -97.73) to the end point (44.80, -97.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 12, 1984, 6:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Clark County, Codington County
- Near the path
- Clark, Silver Lake Colony (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 27 miles long, up to 1,320 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 12, 1984
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 1984 | F0 | New York | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 13 |
| May 12, 1984 | F0 | New York | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1984 | F0 | New York | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1984 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.