Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, McCook County, South Dakota, May 30, 1998

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length6 mi

Width700 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.70, -97.43) to the end point (43.60, -97.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 30, 1998, 7:56 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: South Dakota
Counties: McCook County
Path: 6 miles long, up to 700 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 30, 1998

Tornadoes, newest first
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	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	200 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

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Tornado history nearby

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