Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Montgomery County, Illinois, January 3, 1950
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length3.6 mi
Width130 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.10, -89.30) to the end point (39.12, -89.23), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 3, 1950, 11:55 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Montgomery County
- Path
- 3.6 miles long, up to 130 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 3, 1950
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 1950 | F3 | Missouri, Illinois | 9.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 3, 1950 | F1 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.