Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Union County, Illinois, November 16, 1955
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.5 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.43, -89.27) to the end point (37.45, -89.18), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 16, 1955, 2:20 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Union County
- Path
- 4.5 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 16, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 1955 | F2 | Missouri | 4.3 mi | 1,000 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.