Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Union County, South Dakota, July 7, 1987

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length8 mi

Width50 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.07, -96.62) to the end point (43.00, -96.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: July 7, 1987, 12:10 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: South Dakota, Iowa
Counties: Union County, Sioux County
Path: 8 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on July 7, 1987

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
Jul 7, 1987	F2	Colorado	5 mi	100 yd
Jul 7, 1987	F1	Colorado	0.2 mi	20 yd
Jul 7, 1987	F1	Colorado	0.2 mi	20 yd
Jul 7, 1987	F1	Colorado	0.2 mi	20 yd
Jul 7, 1987	F1	Colorado	0.2 mi	10 yd
Jul 7, 1987	F1	Colorado	1.5 mi	40 yd
Jul 7, 1987	F1	Colorado	0.5 mi	50 yd
Jul 7, 1987	F1	Texas	0.5 mi	40 yd
Jul 7, 1987	F1	Colorado	0.5 mi	50 yd
Jul 7, 1987	F1	Kansas	1 mi	50 yd
Jul 7, 1987	F1	Colorado	0.2 mi	50 yd
Jul 7, 1987	F0	Kansas	0.2 mi	10 yd
Jul 7, 1987	F0	Kansas	1 mi	50 yd
Jul 7, 1987	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	30 yd
Jul 7, 1987	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	40 yd
Jul 7, 1987	F0	Kansas	1 mi	50 yd

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