Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Sangamon County, Illinois, March 12, 1954
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length38.6 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.88, -89.92) to the end point (40.18, -89.32), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 12, 1954, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Sangamon County, Menard County, Logan County
- Path
- 38.6 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 12, 1954
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 1954 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1954 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.