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EF3 Tornado — Aurora, South Dakota

2007-05-05 · near Plankinton, Aurora, South Dakota

$300K
Property damage
4.0 mi
Path length
200 yds
Path width

Event narrative

A tornado destroyed a hunting lodge and nearby outbuildings. The tornado also severely damaged a house, tossed a trailer 100 yards, and caused tree damage.

Wider weather episode

Numerous thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of May 5th produced large hail, damaging winds, several tornadoes, and flash flooding in southeast South Dakota. Significant damage was reported from several locations.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 34988. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.