Information Concerning the
Spencer, South Dakota Tornado
Official NWS Statements, Reports, and Images:
- Service Assessment Report: Spencer, South Dakota, Tornado, May 30, 1998.
- Radar Images and Site Survey Pictures (Bandwidth greater than 28K recommended)
- Public Information Statement, June 3, 1998: The Spencer, South Dakota Tornado has been Officially Classified.
- Public Information Statement, May 31, 1998: Preliminary Report for the Spencer South Dakota Tornado.
Input within the Meteorological Community:
Please note: Interpretation of meteorological data will vary among individual researchers. The provided links are to early research distributed shortly after the Spencer Tornado. Information contained through the provided links (for example, timing, storm intensities, cause) should be considered preliminary until the meteorological community as a whole has more time to review the data and reach a consensus on the different meteorological aspects of this particular storm.
- F-Scale Exercise on Spencer, SD Tornado Damage, presented at the NWS/TTSS Conference, Roger Edwards, SPC and D. Greg Harmon, NWS Sioux Falls.
- Observations and Damage Analysis of The Spencer SD Tornado of 30 May 1998, compiled by Roger Edwards of the Storm Prediction Center
- Goes Satellite View of the Tornado Outbreak from Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS).
