Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Adams County, Illinois, April 23, 1955
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length14.8 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.05, -90.93) to the end point (39.95, -90.68), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 23, 1955, 2:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Adams County, Brown County
- Path
- 14.8 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 23, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1955 | F3 | Iowa | 5.4 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1955 | F2 | Iowa | 1.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1955 | F2 | Missouri | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 23, 1955 | F2 | Missouri | 2.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1955 | F2 | Missouri | 11 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1955 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1955 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1955 | F1 | Missouri | 7.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1955 | F1 | Illinois | 8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1955 | F1 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.