24 June 2003 Tornado Outbreak
over southeast South Dakota

Centerville/Davis areas

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Storm Photos | Damage Photos | Tornado Track Maps

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Storm Photos

Photos courtesy of Bill Winter
Tornado south of Lennox, SD.
South of Lennox		 Photo 1 of tornado north of Centerville, SD
North of Centerville		 Photo 2 of tornado north of Centerville, SD.
North of Centerville
Photo 3 of tornado north of Centerville, SD.
North of Centerville		 Three separate funnel clouds/tornadoes north of Centerville, SD.
Multiple funnels/tornadoes
north of Centerville		  
Video captures courtesy of Scott Blair
centerville_blair1a.jpg (15773 bytes)
733 pm - 736 pm		 centerville_blair1b.jpg (16970 bytes)
733 pm - 736 pm		 centerville_blair2b.jpg (16815 bytes)
746 pm - 757 pm
centerville_blair2f.jpg (20182 bytes)
746 pm - 757 pm		 centerville_blair2g.jpg (18930 bytes)
746 pm - 757 pm		 centerville_blair3a.jpg (16146 bytes)
756 pm - 800 pm
centerville_blair3c.jpg (15249 bytes)
756 pm - 800 pm		 centerville_blair6b.jpg (20095 bytes)
813 pm - 816 pm		 centerville_blair7c.jpg (21159 bytes)
819 pm - 823 pm
centerville_blair7e.jpg (19736 bytes)
819 pm - 823 pm		 centerville_blair9b.jpg (22207 bytes)
830 pm - 835 pm		 centerville_blair9d.jpg (21902 bytes)
830 pm - 835 pm
Photos/Video captures courtesy of Jon Davies
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Wall Cloud south of Centerville		 centerville_davies1a.jpg (41648 bytes)
Southeast of Centerville
around 750 pm		 centerville_davies2.jpg (41569 bytes)
Along Highway 17 east of Centerville - 758 pm
centerville_davies3.jpg (40918 bytes)
Tornado backlit by lightning
east of Centerville - 800 pm		 davis_davies5.jpg (42373 bytes)
East-southeast of Davis
around 825 pm		 davis_davies6-7.jpg (43510 bytes)
Two tornadoes east-southeast of Davis
around 830 pm
Photos/Video captures courtesy of Andrew Revering/Melanie Metz/Peggy Willenberg
centerville_reveringfunnels1.jpg (14579 bytes)
Twin funnels near Centerville		 centerville_reveringfunnels2.jpg (12815 bytes)
More multiple funnels
near Centerville		 centerville_metz1.jpg (14203 bytes)
centerville_metz2.jpg (15216 bytes) centerville_revering3.jpg (20135 bytes) centerville_metz3.jpg (24065 bytes)
Same as previous picture, except backlit by lightning.
centerville_revering4.jpg (14959 bytes)
 centerville_metz4.jpg (14277 bytes) centerville_revering5.jpg (27602 bytes)
Near Davis
Photos courtesy of Jeff Piotrowski
centerville_piotrowskiwallcld.jpg (157270 bytes) centerville_piotrowski1.jpg (220541 bytes) centerville_piotrowski2.jpg (192089 bytes)
centerville_piotrowski3.jpg (120341 bytes) centerville_piotrowski4.jpg (94799 bytes) centerville_piotrowski5.jpg (127147 bytes)

Damage Photos

Tree damage at home in southeast Centerville.
Tree damage on southeast side of Centerville.		 Garage and trailer home damage in southeast Centerville.
Garage (foreground) and trailer home damage in southeast Centerville.		 House shifted off foundation east of Centerville.
House shifted off foundation east of Centerville.
Aerial view of damaged farmstead east of Davis.
Aerial view of farmstead east of Davis (note debris scattered toward top-right part of image).		 Damaged home east of Davis.
Home damage at farm
east of Davis.		 Toppled farm equipment at farm east of Davis.
Toppled farm equipment at farm east of Davis.
Distant tree damage northwest of Centerville along Vermillion River.
Tree damage (center) northwest of Centerville.		 Barn destroyed northwest of Centerville.
Barn destroyed northwest
of Centerville.		 Aerial view of another farmstead northwest of Centerville.
Aerial view of a farmstead farther northwest of Centerville.
Damaged home on west side of Viborg.
House damaged on
west side of Viborg.		 A second residence with damage on west side of Viborg.
A second residence with damage in western Viborg.		 Twisted tree in western Viborg.
Twisted tree in
western Viborg.

Tornado Track Maps

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