Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Brookings County, South Dakota, May 30, 1985

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length4 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.25, -97.02) to the end point (44.20, -96.95), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 30, 1985, 3:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: South Dakota
Counties: Brookings County
Path: 4 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 30, 1985

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 30, 1985	F3	Iowa, Wisconsin	34 mi	1,500 yd	2	27
May 30, 1985	F2	North Dakota	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 30, 1985	F2	Wisconsin	16 mi	500 yd	0	0
May 30, 1985	F2	Wisconsin	21 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 30, 1985	F1	Minnesota	20 mi	400 yd	0	1
May 30, 1985	F1	Missouri	15.6 mi	50 yd	0	5
May 30, 1985	F1	Wisconsin	11 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 30, 1985	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 30, 1985	F0	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 30, 1985	F0	Montana	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 30, 1985	F0	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 30, 1985	F0	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 30, 1985	F0	Minnesota	1.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 30, 1985	F0	Montana	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 30, 1985	F0	Missouri	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 30, 1985	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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