1884 Howard tornado

1884 F4 tornado in the Dakota Territory Tornado1884.jpg One of the earliest known photographs of a tornado. An earlier photograph was taken near Garnett, Kansas, on April 26, 1884. August 28, 1884, before 4:00 p.m. local time August 28, 1884, after 6:00 p.m. local time more than 2 hours 1884 1 1 unknown North-northwest of Forestburg, west of Howard, to Long Lake, Dakota Territory, in present-day South Dakota atl 400 yd mi km 2 30 mi km F4 Tornado outbreak of August 28, 1884 and Tornadoes of 1884 During the afternoon and evening hours of Thursday, August 28, 1884, an F4 tornado passed west of Howard, South Dakota, then part of the Dakota Territory. The storm was part of a larger tornado outbreak that produced several strong to violent tornadoes across southeastern portions of the Dakota Territory and caused multiple fatalities.Tornado photo from August 1884 on display at Cultural Heritage Center https://news.sd.gov/news?id=news_kb_article_view&sys_id=9cced94c1b5c69506e4aa97ae54bcbf7 South Dakota State Historical Society June 13, 2017 The Howard tornado is notable as one of the earliest tornadoes to be photographed, by F. N. Robinson. The tornado traveled approximately 30 miles (48 km), killing one person and injuring another. Tornado summary The tornado was first observed at about 4:00 p.m. local time, moving southeastward, and remained visible for more than two hours. A contemporary account placed it about 22 miles (35 km) west of Howard at that time.Holden Edward S. A Tornado Photographed Nature 31 106 December 4, 1884 10.1038/031106a0 The tornado moved southeastward through the area west of Howard, where it was photographed by F. N. Robinson. It destroyed a house along its path and killed approximately 30 cattle. The tornado continued toward Long Lake before dissipating. In total, the tornado killed one person and injured at least one other.August 28, 1884 Tornado archive data explorer https://tornadoarchive.com/explorer/2.3.2/#interval=1884-07-31T22:41Z;1884-08-28T22:25Z&map=-97.8778;43.9380;9.95&env_src=null&env_type=null&domain=North%20America&filters=partition&124;PartitionFilter&124;f_scale&124;(E)F4 Legacy This was one of the earliest tornadoes to be photographed.http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ffc/html/oldtorn.shtml Oldest Known Photo of a Tornado - August 28, 1884 https://web.archive.org/web/20090530092534/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ffc/html/oldtorn.shtml May 30, 2009 National Weather Service National Weather Service Forecast Office Peachtree City, GA Peachtree City, Georgia 5 September 2021 The photographer was F. N. Robinson, who observed the tornado from a street in the town of Howard, about 3 km mi on east of the storm track. See also 1884 Garnett tornado – Another early tornado photograph, taken on April 26, 1884 List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks List of notable media in the field of meteorology References 1884-08-28 Category:Meteorological events in 1884 Category:1884 in Dakota Territory Category:1884 natural disasters in the United States Category:Miner County, South Dakota 1884-08-28 1884-08-28