Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Butte County, South Dakota, September 24, 1986
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.72, -103.43) to the end point (44.72, -103.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 24, 1986, 5:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Butte County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 24, 1986
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 1986 | F2 | California | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 1986 | F2 | Illinois | 2.5 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24, 1986 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24, 1986 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.3 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24, 1986 | F0 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24, 1986 | F0 | South Dakota | 1.5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24, 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.