Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Jackson County, Illinois, November 13, 1951
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries7
Length7.1 mi
Width250 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.90, -89.53) to the end point (37.97, -89.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 13, 1951, 2:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Jackson County, Perry County
- Path
- 7.1 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 7 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 13, 1951
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 1951 | F3 | Missouri | 1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 13, 1951 | F3 | Kentucky | 2 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 11 |
| Nov 13, 1951 | F2 | Illinois | 47.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13, 1951 | F2 | Indiana | 0.3 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.