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Tornado in Harding County, South Dakota

Tornado June 28, 2018 · Harding County, South Dakota

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Not rated

2.7 mi

Path length

200 yd

Path width

EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

Not rated. NOAA lists no rating for this tornado. Ratings come from surveying damage, and the National Weather Service now records “EFU” (unknown) when a tornado hit nothing a survey team could rate.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Based on eyewitness reports and video evidence, the tornado traveled north-northeastward then northwestward across open land. It caused no damage. Therefore, its EF rating could be determined.

The wider storm

A tornadic thunderstorm tracked east-northeast from Montana across Harding County during the evening. The storm produced several tornadoes, including four in Harding County. The largest of the tornadoes was rated EF-3 and caused significant damage at a couple of ranches.

Began near Harding (45.4780, -103.8812).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF3 Harding County EF2 Harding County EF2 Harding County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 765210. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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