Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Carroll County, Illinois, April 18, 1955
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length9 mi
Width77 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.17, -89.92) to the end point (42.17, -89.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 18, 1955, 6:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Carroll County
- Path
- 9 miles long, up to 77 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 18, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 1955 | F3 | Texas | 8.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1955 | F2 | Wisconsin | 17.3 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1955 | F2 | Wisconsin | 9.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1955 | F2 | Wisconsin | 3.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 1955 | F1 | Wisconsin | 13.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1955 | F0 | California | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.