Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Hanson County, South Dakota, May 30, 1998
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.77, -97.87) to the end point (43.75, -97.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 30, 1998, 7:08 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Hanson County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 30, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 1998 | F4 | South Dakota | 14 mi | 1,150 yd | 6 | 150 |
| May 30, 1998 | F2 | South Dakota | 6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1998 | F2 | South Dakota | 6 mi | 700 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1998 | F2 | Wisconsin | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 8 |
| May 30, 1998 | F1 | Iowa | 22 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1998 | F1 | South Dakota | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1998 | F1 | South Dakota | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1998 | F1 | South Dakota | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1998 | F1 | South Dakota | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1998 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1998 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1998 | F0 | Iowa | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1998 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1998 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1998 | F0 | Wisconsin | 3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1998 | F0 | Wisconsin | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1998 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.