Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Day County, South Dakota, July 17, 1996
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.48, -97.85) to the end point (45.50, -97.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 17, 1996, 6:52 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Day County
- Path
- 5 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 17, 1996
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 1996 | F1 | Indiana | 2.1 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1996 | F1 | South Dakota | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1996 | F0 | North Dakota | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1996 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1996 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1996 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1996 | F0 | Illinois | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1996 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1996 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1996 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.