Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Kingsbury County, South Dakota, July 24, 1997
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (44.43, -97.28) to the end point (44.47, -97.23), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 24, 1997, 10:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Kingsbury County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 24, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 1997 | F1 | Virginia | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 24, 1997 | F1 | South Dakota | 1 mi | 120 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 24, 1997 | F0 | Virginia | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 24, 1997 | F0 | Florida | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 24, 1997 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 24, 1997 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 24, 1997 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 24, 1997 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 24, 1997 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.