Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Codington County, South Dakota, May 17, 1996
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.98, -97.08) to the end point (44.98, -97.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 17, 1996, 3:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Codington County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 17, 1996
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 1996 | F3 | South Dakota, Minnesota | 18 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1996 | F1 | North Dakota | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1996 | F1 | Minnesota | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1996 | F1 | Idaho | 5.5 mi | 15 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1996 | F1 | Idaho | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1996 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1996 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1996 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.4 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1996 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.4 mi | 15 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1996 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1996 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.6 mi | 15 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 17, 1996 | F0 | Oregon | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.