The 2003 South Dakota tornado outbreak, known locally as "Tornado Tuesday", was a tornado outbreak that occurred in the southeastern and east central part of South Dakota in the United States on June 24, 2003. At the time, this outbreak tied a United States record for the most tornado touchdowns in a single day for one state, with 67. The event was part of a larger outbreak that produced 125 tornadoes.
Confirmed tornadoes
June 21 event F#LocationCounty Time (UTC)Path lengthDamageWyoming F0W of GilletteCampbell18500.5 miles (0.8 km)Brief touchdown with no damage. F0SE of WyodakCampbell19251 miles (1.6 km)Weak tornado with no damage.North Dakota F0SW of MercerMcLean20275 miles (8 km)Weak tornado with no damage. F0W of Crystal SpringsKidder2244unknownBrief touchdown with no damage.Source:
June 22 event F#LocationCounty Time (UTC)Path lengthDamageNebraska F0E of RuskinThayer22304 miles (6.4 km)Damage to center pivots and power poles. F2Deshler areaThayer22433 miles (4.8 km)1 death - Major damage occurred on the south side of town. 400 homes were damaged, including 4 destroyed and 100 others with moderate damage. Six businesses were destroyed and 25 others had extensive damage. 7 other people were injured. F0NE of DeshlerThayer23001 miles (1.6 km)Weak tornado with no damage. F0NW of AuroraHamilton23082 miles (3.2 km)Weak tornado with no damage. F0S of DeshlerThayer23202 miles (3.2 km)Damage to crops and center pivot systems. F0SW of MarquetteHamilton23420.5 miles (0.8 km)Brief touchdown with no damage. F0NE of BradshawYork00300.2 miles (0.32 km)Brief touchdown with no damageMinnesota F1E of StarbuckPope23500.1 miles (0.16 km)A camper was flipped and trees were knocked down.Kansas F0N of CourtlandRepublic00120.5 miles (0.8 km)Several outbuildings were damaged. F0NW of ScandiaRepublic00201 miles (1.6 km)Damage to power poles and power lines. F1NE of CourtlandRepublic00303 miles (4.8 km)2 homes were damaged. F1SE of RepublicRepublic00582 miles (3.2 km)One home was damaged. F2NE of RepublicRepublic01104 miles (6.4 km)One home was destroyed. F0NW of MundenRepublic02170.5 miles (0.8 km)A sheriff's car was blown into a ditch. F0E of WoodruffPhillips05070.2 miles (0.32 km)Brief touchdown with no damage. F0SW of ReamsvilleSmith05450.2 miles (0.32 km)Brief touchdown with no damage. F0NW of ReamsvilleSmith05500.2 miles (0.32 km)Brief touchdown with no damage.Source:
June 23 event F#LocationCounty Time (UTC)Path lengthDamageNorth Dakota F1S of CogswellSargent20452.5 miles (4 km)Damage mostly to crops. F0S of BramptonSargent21023 miles (4.8 km)Weak tornado with no damage. F0SW of FormanSargent21081 miles (1.6 km)Weak tornado with no damage F0SE of StirumSargent21152 miles (3.2 km)Weak tornado with no damage.South Dakota F0S of OrtleyGrant23500.1 miles (0.16 km)Brief touchdown with no damage.Nebraska F0N of RoyalAntelope0100unknownBrief touchdown with no damage. F4Coleridge areaCedar014313 miles (20.8 km)1 death - Tornado touched down about 6 miles southwest of Coleridge. The tornado moved northeast and crossed the northern sections of the city uprooting trees, downing power lines, and destroying a couple of grain bins. A construction business in a garage was also destroyed. The tornado then continued northeast of town, hitting a large hog farm. At this farm, a 70-year-old man was killed while in a storage shed when a tractor that was flipped by the winds crushed him. Many livestock were also killed by debris or flung through the air. In one case cattle were carried over a mile then left dead in a pile. The tornado then widened to around 3/4 of a mile, reaching its maximum intensity. Numerous vehicles were tossed at this location and a farmstead was completely flattened. Trees were also stripped and debarked. The tornado remained around 3/4 of a mile wide for a few more miles before turning slightly to the southeast and diminishing, but not before hitting 2 more farmsteads and moving one house off of its foundation. In total, 11 homes received substantial damage and between 100 and 200 utility poles were downed. F0N of McCookFrontier02210.1 miles (0.16 km)Damage to power poles.Iowa F0W of CorrectionvilleWoodbury02510.1 miles (0.16 km)Brief touchdown with no damage.Source:
June 24 event