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Tornado (F4) — Mccook, South Dakota

May 30, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
6
Direct injuries
150
Property damage
$17.0M
Tornado scale
F4
Area
Mccook

Event narrative (NOAA)

The tornado from Hanson County destroyed most of Spencer as it strengthened and continued to grow. Most homes, other buildings, and other structures in Spencer were completely levelled. Debris and belongings were scattered over a large area, and one receipt blown from Spencer was found just west of Chandler, MN about 80 miles east of Spencer. The tornado killed 6 and injured 150 in Spencer. The tornado continued southeast from Spencer, widened, then weakened, and dissipated 4 miles southwest of Salem with another tornado then forming from the same storm. The tornado caused additional damage to trees, power lines, crops, and buildings on farms after moving southeast of Spencer.

Other notable tornado events in South Dakota

Oglala Lakota · June 4, 19991 killedHand · August 30, 20201 killedBeadle · August 24, 2006$15.0MKingsbury · June 24, 2003$3.0MBeadle · June 24, 2003$1.5MHanson · May 30, 1998$1.0M

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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