Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Perkins County, South Dakota, July 18, 1986
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length10.5 mi
Width140 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.52, -102.23) to the end point (45.40, -102.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 18, 1986, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Perkins County
- Path
- 10.5 miles long, up to 140 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 18, 1986
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 1986 | F2 | South Dakota | 14 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 18, 1986 | F2 | South Dakota | 17 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 18, 1986 | F2 | Minnesota | 4 mi | 833 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 18, 1986 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.