Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Roberts County, South Dakota, October 6, 1994
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length8 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.40, -96.82) to the end point (45.48, -96.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 6, 1994, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Roberts County
- Path
- 8 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 6, 1994
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 1994 | F1 | Iowa | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6, 1994 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6, 1994 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6, 1994 | F0 | Minnesota | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6, 1994 | F0 | Minnesota | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.