The July 7, 1969 tornado
F4Harding County, South Dakota
An F4 tornado on a 1.8-mile path. It was one of 3 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · July 7, 1969
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 1.8 mi
- Width up to 133 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Monday, July 7, 1969
- 5:15 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.