Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Brown County, South Dakota, May 31, 1996

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries1

Length32 mi

Width400 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.47, -98.48) to the end point (45.73, -97.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 31, 1996, 4:52 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: South Dakota
Counties: Brown County, Marshall County
Path: 32 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 1 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 31, 1996

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
May 31, 1996	F1	Oklahoma	2.5 mi	25 yd
May 31, 1996	F1	South Dakota	1 mi	50 yd
May 31, 1996	F1	Kansas	18 mi	300 yd
May 31, 1996	F0	South Dakota	0.3 mi	10 yd
May 31, 1996	F0	South Dakota	0.3 mi	15 yd
May 31, 1996	F0	South Dakota	0.5 mi	15 yd
May 31, 1996	F0	Kansas	0.3 mi	50 yd
May 31, 1996	F0	Kansas	0.3 mi	30 yd
May 31, 1996	F0	Colorado	1 mi	100 yd
May 31, 1996	F0	South Dakota	0.3 mi	10 yd
May 31, 1996	F0	Colorado	1 mi	100 yd
May 31, 1996	F0	Kansas	0.3 mi	30 yd
May 31, 1996	F0	Kansas	0.5 mi	50 yd
May 31, 1996	F0	Colorado	17.5 mi	100 yd
May 31, 1996	F0	South Dakota	0.3 mi	10 yd
May 31, 1996	F0	Colorado	2 mi	400 yd
May 31, 1996	F0	Kansas	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 31, 1996	F0	Kansas	2 mi	100 yd
May 31, 1996	F0	South Dakota	0.3 mi	10 yd
May 31, 1996	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	50 yd
May 31, 1996	F0	Minnesota	0.3 mi	10 yd
May 31, 1996	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	50 yd
May 31, 1996	F0	South Dakota	0.3 mi	10 yd

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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