Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Roberts County, South Dakota, May 17, 1996

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length18 mi

Width200 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.18, -96.58) to the end point (45.55, -96.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 17, 1996, 5:03 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: South Dakota, Minnesota
Counties: Roberts County, Big Stone County
Path: 18 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 17, 1996

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width
May 17, 1996	F1	North Dakota	2 mi	100 yd
May 17, 1996	F1	Minnesota	1 mi	100 yd
May 17, 1996	F1	Idaho	5.5 mi	15 yd
May 17, 1996	F1	Idaho	0.3 mi	20 yd
May 17, 1996	F0	South Dakota	0.3 mi	10 yd
May 17, 1996	F0	South Dakota	0.3 mi	10 yd
May 17, 1996	F0	South Dakota	0.3 mi	10 yd
May 17, 1996	F0	South Dakota	0.4 mi	10 yd
May 17, 1996	F0	South Dakota	0.4 mi	15 yd
May 17, 1996	F0	South Dakota	0.3 mi	10 yd
May 17, 1996	F0	South Dakota	0.6 mi	15 yd
May 17, 1996	F0	Oregon	0.1 mi	10 yd

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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