Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Kane County, Illinois, August 23, 1956
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length0.1 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.92, -88.32) to the end point (41.92, -88.32), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 23, 1956, 2:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Kane County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 23, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 1956 | F2 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 23, 1956 | F2 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Aug 23, 1956 | F0 | Idaho | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.