Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Union County, Illinois, March 4, 1955
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.47, -89.23) to the end point (37.47, -89.23), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 4, 1955, 9:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Union County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 4, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 1955 | F3 | Kentucky | 8.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 4, 1955 | F2 | Tennessee | 3.8 mi | 1,000 yd | 0 | 4 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.