Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Hancock County, Illinois, April 23, 1955
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length8 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.60, -91.12) to the end point (40.68, -91.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 23, 1955, 7:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Hancock County
- Path
- 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 | Illinois | 14.8 mi | 10 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 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.