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Tornado (F3) — Hanson, South Dakota

May 30, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$1.0M
Tornado scale
F3
Area
Hanson

Event narrative (NOAA)

A large and strengthening tornado destroyed buildings and other property on five farms and also destroyed trees and power lines before crossing the eastern edge of Hanson County.

Other notable tornado events in South Dakota

Mccook · May 30, 19986 killedOglala Lakota · June 4, 19991 killedHand · August 30, 20201 killedBeadle · August 24, 2006$15.0MKingsbury · June 24, 2003$3.0MBeadle · June 24, 2003$1.5M

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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