Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, McLean County, Illinois, April 26, 1957
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length22 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.35, -88.75) to the end point (40.45, -88.35), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 26, 1957, 2:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- McLean County, Ford County
- Path
- 22 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 26, 1957
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 1957 | F3 | Texas | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1957 | F3 | Texas | 14.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1957 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1957 | F2 | Texas | 40.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1957 | F2 | Texas | 6.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Apr 26, 1957 | F2 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1957 | F2 | Texas | 11.9 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1957 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1957 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1957 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1957 | F0 | Texas | 0.7 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1957 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1957 | F0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26, 1957 | F0 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.