Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Davison County, South Dakota, April 19, 1985
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length15 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.52, -98.12) to the end point (43.72, -98.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 19, 1985, 6:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Davison County
- Near the path
- Mitchell (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 15 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 19, 1985
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1985 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1985 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1985 | F1 | Nebraska | 1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1985 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1985 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1985 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1985 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.