Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Greene County, Illinois, March 18, 1952
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length3 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.18, -90.37) to the end point (39.22, -90.32), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 18, 1952, 6:07 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Greene County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 18, 1952
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 1952 | F2 | Missouri | 18.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 18, 1952 | F2 | Illinois | 4.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1952 | F2 | Missouri | 6.2 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.