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EF2 tornado in Meade County, South Dakota

Tornado June 2, 2024 · Meade County, South Dakota

EF2
Rating
4.1 mi
Path length
50 yd
Path width
$30K
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF2 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF2 is considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, consistent with estimated gusts of 111–135 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tornado developed about 17 miles west of Faith, just north of Highway 212. As the tornado moved southeast and crossed Highway 212, numerous power poles were downed and broken. Some trees were also snapped off near the trunk and large branches broken off of other trees in this area. Additional trees were downed further southeast, before the tornado dissipated. The tornado did not impact any buildings or property along its path. The tornado traveled about 4 miles and was rated an EF-2, with wind speeds as high as 118 mph.

The wider storm

A supercell thunderstorm developed over southwest Perkins County and tracked southeast across northeast Meade County and into southern Ziebach County, before weakening further to the east. The storm produced very large hail to near baseball size and gusty winds. An EF-2 tornado developed near highway 212, about 17 miles west of Faith, and moved southeast across mostly open prairie. Some power poles and trees were snapped along its path.

Began near Maurine (45.0282, -102.4044).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1178532. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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