Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, LaSalle County, Illinois, December 3, 1955

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length32 mi
Width10 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.95, -88.95) to the end point (41.18, -88.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
December 3, 1955, 8:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Illinois
Counties
LaSalle County, Livingston County, Grundy County
Path
32 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on December 3, 1955

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Dec 3, 1955F1Illinois12.5 mi100 yd00
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.