Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Day County, South Dakota, July 20, 1998
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.50, -97.33) to the end point (45.47, -97.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 20, 1998, 5:08 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- Day County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 20, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 1998 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1998 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1998 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1998 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1998 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1998 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1998 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1998 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1998 | F0 | Minnesota | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.