A small but intense tornado outbreak occurred predominantly over McPherson and Brown County, South Dakota on June 23, 2002. A supercell thunderstorm produced six tornadoes in 72 minutes within the two counties. Two of the tornadoes were rated F3 and F4 respectively, and caused considerable damage to several homes and farms. Two other tornadoes occurred in North Dakota during the same time. The outbreak in Brown County was documented by a group of storm chasers and was featured on an episode of The Weather Channel's Storm Stories.
Tornado outbreak of June 23, 2002
Tracks of the six tornadoes in South Dakota and their strength (NWS Aberdeen)
The area hit by the outbreak was in a drought; in the past three months, the area had only received four inches of rain. On June 23, a triple point was set up across eastern South Dakota, setting the stage for a powerful supercell to form.[1]
Two farmhouses sustained extensive damage, one of which lost its garage and most of its roof. Several farm buildings and equipment were heavily damaged, and a pickup truck was tossed 100 yards (91 m) into a grove of trees, totaling it. High-tension power lines and a support tower were downed, and numerous trees were downed, some of which were snapped off just above the base and/or debarked.[5]
This violent tornado demolished two unoccupied homes and several outbuildings, damaged a farmhouse and several more outbuildings, and heavily damaged or destroyed farm equipment. Many trees were downed.[7]
^South Dakota Event Report: F0 Tornado. National Climatic Data Center (Report). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2002. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
^South Dakota Event Report: F1 Tornado. National Climatic Data Center (Report). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2002. Retrieved April 5, 2021.South Dakota Event Report: F1 Tornado. National Climatic Data Center (Report). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2002. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
^South Dakota Event Report: F1 Tornado. National Climatic Data Center (Report). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2002. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
^South Dakota Event Report: F3 Tornado. National Climatic Data Center (Report). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2002. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
^North Dakota Event Report: F0 Tornado. National Climatic Data Center (Report). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2002. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
^South Dakota Event Report: F4 Tornado. National Climatic Data Center (Report). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2002. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
^South Dakota Event Report: F0 Tornado. National Climatic Data Center (Report). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2002. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
^North Dakota Event Report: F1 Tornado. National Climatic Data Center (Report). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2002. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
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October 24, 2023
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A small but intense tornado outbreak occurred predominantly over McPherson and Brown County South Dakota on June 23 2002 A supercell thunderstorm produced six tornadoes in 72 minutes within the two counties Two of the tornadoes were rated F3 and F4 respectively and caused considerable damage to several homes and farms Two other tornadoes occurred in North Dakota during the same time The outbreak in Brown County was documented by a group of storm chasers and was featured on an episode of The Weather Channel s Storm Stories Tornado outbreak of June 23 2002Tracks of the six tornadoes in South Dakota and their strength NWS Aberdeen TypeTornado OutbreakDurationJune 23 2002Tornadoesconfirmed8Max rating1F4 tornadoDuration oftornado outbreak294 minutesFatalitiesNoneDamage 1 million 2002 USD Areas affectedThe DakotasPart of tornado outbreaks of 20021Most severe tornado damage see Fujita scale2Time from first tornado to last tornado Contents 1 Meteorological synopsis 2 Confirmed tornadoes 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksMeteorological synopsis EditThe area hit by the outbreak was in a drought in the past three months the area had only received four inches of rain On June 23 a triple point was set up across eastern South Dakota setting the stage for a powerful supercell to form 1 Confirmed tornadoes EditConfirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total0 4 2 0 1 1 0 8List of confirmed tornadoes Sunday June 23 2002 note 1 F Location County Parish State Start Coord Time UTC Path length Max width SummaryF0 NE of Leola McPherson SD 00 20 00 22 0 2 mi 0 32 km 50 yd 46 m A brief tornado caused no damage 2 F1 NE of Leola to NW of Barnard McPherson Brown SD 00 32 00 43 5 mi 8 0 km 500 yd 460 m A barn was destroyed a farmhouse was damaged and many trees were downed in McPherson County No damage was recorded in Brown County 3 F0 NW of Barnard Brown SD 00 43 00 45 0 3 mi 0 48 km 50 yd 46 m This tornado touched down as the previous tornado dissipated No damage was reported 4 F3 W of Barnard to SE of Barnard Brown SD 00 53 01 23 10 mi 16 km 900 yd 820 m Two farmhouses sustained extensive damage one of which lost its garage and most of its roof Several farm buildings and equipment were heavily damaged and a pickup truck was tossed 100 yards 91 m into a grove of trees totaling it High tension power lines and a support tower were downed and numerous trees were downed some of which were snapped off just above the base and or debarked 5 F0 N of Bismarck Burleigh ND 00 55 2 mi 3 2 km 40 yd 37 m A brief tornado over open country caused no damage 6 F4 SE of Barnard to NE of Barnard Brown SD 01 24 01 55 9 mi 14 km 900 yd 820 m This violent tornado demolished two unoccupied homes and several outbuildings damaged a farmhouse and several more outbuildings and heavily damaged or destroyed farm equipment Many trees were downed 7 F0 E of Barnard Brown SD 01 30 01 32 0 1 mi 0 16 km 50 yd 46 m This brief satellite tornado of the F4 tornado caused no damage 8 F1 SW of Velva Ward McHenry ND 01 34 01 54 2 mi 3 2 km 50 yd 46 m Several homes had shingles blown off and several trees were uprooted 9 See also EditList of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks 2003 South Dakota tornado outbreak Tornado outbreak that affected similar areas one year laterNotes Edit All dates are based on the local time zone where the tornado touched down however all times are in Coordinated Universal Time for consistency References Edit June 2002 Archives Retrieved 6 April 2021 South Dakota Event Report F0 Tornado National Climatic Data Center Report National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2002 Retrieved April 5 2021 South Dakota Event Report F1 Tornado National Climatic Data Center Report National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2002 Retrieved April 5 2021 South Dakota Event Report F1 Tornado National Climatic Data Center Report National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2002 Retrieved April 5 2021 South Dakota Event Report F1 Tornado National Climatic Data Center Report National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2002 Retrieved April 5 2021 South Dakota Event Report F3 Tornado National Climatic Data Center Report National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2002 Retrieved April 5 2021 North Dakota Event Report F0 Tornado National Climatic Data Center Report National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2002 Retrieved April 5 2021 South Dakota Event Report F4 Tornado National Climatic Data Center Report National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2002 Retrieved April 5 2021 South Dakota Event Report F0 Tornado National Climatic Data Center Report National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2002 Retrieved April 5 2021 North Dakota Event Report F1 Tornado National Climatic Data Center Report National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2002 Retrieved April 5 2021 External links EditBrown County supercell research Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tornado outbreak of June 23 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