Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Hughes County, South Dakota, August 5, 1987
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.37, -100.20) to the end point (44.37, -100.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 5, 1987, 4:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Hughes County
- Path
- 4 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 5, 1987
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 1987 | F2 | South Dakota | 1.2 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 5, 1987 | F1 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 5, 1987 | F0 | New Jersey | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 5, 1987 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 5, 1987 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.2 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 5, 1987 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.2 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 5, 1987 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 5, 1987 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.2 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 5, 1987 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.