Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Bureau County, Illinois, April 27, 1956
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length14.4 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.47, -89.27) to the end point (41.47, -88.98), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 27, 1956, 7:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Bureau County, LaSalle County
- Path
- 14.4 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 27, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 1956 | F2 | Illinois | 4.9 mi | 900 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1956 | F1 | Illinois | 14.4 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1956 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.