Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Ford County, Illinois, August 12, 1956
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length12.5 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.77, -88.22) to the end point (40.72, -87.98), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 12, 1956, 10:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Ford County
- Path
- 12.5 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 12, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 1956 | F3 | Iowa | 5.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 8 |
| Aug 12, 1956 | F3 | Indiana | 23.4 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 12, 1956 | F1 | Georgia | 3.6 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 12, 1956 | F1 | Indiana | 2.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.