Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Washington County, Illinois, March 14, 1953
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length42.3 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.40, -89.47) to the end point (38.62, -88.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 14, 1953, 8:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Washington County, Jefferson County, Marion County
- Path
- 42.3 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 14, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 1953 | F3 | Arkansas | 40.1 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14, 1953 | F3 | Arkansas | 12.2 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Mar 14, 1953 | F3 | Tennessee | 24.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 14, 1953 | F2 | Arkansas | 36.2 mi | 333 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14, 1953 | F2 | Mississippi | 3.3 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 14, 1953 | F2 | Tennessee | 24.8 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 8 |
| Mar 14, 1953 | F2 | Tennessee | 24 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 14, 1953 | F2 | Tennessee | 0.3 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 14, 1953 | F1 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 14, 1953 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14, 1953 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14, 1953 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14, 1953 | F0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.