Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, McPherson County, South Dakota, August 24, 2006
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length14 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (45.67, -99.68) to the end point (45.60, -99.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 24, 2006, 4:03 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- South Dakota
- Counties
- McPherson County
- Path
- 14 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 24, 2006
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2006 | F3 | Minnesota | 33 mi | 880 yd | 1 | 37 |
| Aug 24, 2006 | F3 | South Dakota | 24.5 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 24, 2006 | F2 | North Dakota | 2 mi | 90 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 24, 2006 | F2 | South Dakota | 5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 24, 2006 | F2 | South Dakota | 7 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 24, 2006 | F1 | South Dakota | 5 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 24, 2006 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 24, 2006 | F0 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 24, 2006 | F0 | North Dakota | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 24, 2006 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 24, 2006 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 24, 2006 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 24, 2006 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 24, 2006 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.