Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Iroquois County, Illinois, May 21, 1956
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width70 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.72, -88.02) to the end point (40.72, -88.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 21, 1956, 9:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Iroquois County
- Near the path
- Onarga (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 70 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 21, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 1956 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.