Tornado History

Salem Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Salem, South Dakota as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 3 matching records from 1998 through 2000. The strongest matching rating is F4 (Devastating damage), the latest matching tornado is July 11, 2000, and minimum reported property damage totals $17.9M.

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3recorded tornadoes

F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating

$17.9Mminimum property damage

July 11, 2000latest tornado

7 milongest listed path

1600 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

F4 (Devastating damage)1
F2 (Considerable damage)1
F0 (Light damage)1

Most Active Years

19982
20001

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

Date	Rating	Area	Length	Width	Deaths	Injuries	Min. property damage
May 30, 1998	F4	McCook, South Dakota	7 mi	1600 yd	6	150	$17.0M
May 30, 1998	F2	McCook, South Dakota	6 mi	700 yd	0	0	$900K
July 11, 2000	F0	McCook, South Dakota	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0	N/A

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.