Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F4 tornado, Hanson County, South Dakota, May 30, 1998

RatingF4

Deaths6

Injuries150

Length14 mi

Width1,150 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.75, -97.68) to the end point (43.70, -97.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 30, 1998, 7:26 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F4
States: South Dakota
Counties: Hanson County, McCook County
Path: 14 miles long, up to 1,150 yards wide
Casualties: 6 deaths, 150 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 30, 1998

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 30, 1998	F2	South Dakota	6 mi	200 yd	0
May 30, 1998	F2	South Dakota	6 mi	700 yd	0
May 30, 1998	F2	Wisconsin	1 mi	100 yd	8
May 30, 1998	F1	Iowa	22 mi	50 yd	0
May 30, 1998	F1	South Dakota	2 mi	200 yd	0
May 30, 1998	F1	South Dakota	2 mi	100 yd	0
May 30, 1998	F1	South Dakota	2 mi	100 yd	0
May 30, 1998	F1	South Dakota	1 mi	100 yd	0
May 30, 1998	F1	South Dakota	1 mi	100 yd	0
May 30, 1998	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
May 30, 1998	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
May 30, 1998	F0	Iowa	0.2 mi	30 yd	0
May 30, 1998	F0	Wisconsin	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 30, 1998	F0	Wisconsin	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 30, 1998	F0	Wisconsin	3 mi	30 yd	0
May 30, 1998	F0	Wisconsin	2 mi	30 yd	0
May 30, 1998	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	50 yd	0

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