Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Logan County, Illinois, June 27, 1951
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries15
Length18.2 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.27, -89.47) to the end point (40.27, -89.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 27, 1951, 8:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Logan County
- Path
- 18.2 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 15 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 27, 1951
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 1951 | F4 | Kansas | 0.8 mi | 300 yd | 5 | 100 |
| Jun 27, 1951 | F3 | Illinois | 9.6 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 35 |
| Jun 27, 1951 | F2 | Pennsylvania | 19.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 27, 1951 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 27, 1951 | F1 | Ohio | 4.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 27, 1951 | F1 | Virginia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.