Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Sangamon County, Illinois, June 14, 1957
RatingF4
Deaths2
Injuries50
Length4.3 mi
Width220 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.75, -89.70) to the end point (39.77, -89.62), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 14, 1957, 2:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Sangamon County
- Path
- 4.3 miles long, up to 220 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 50 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 14, 1957
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 1957 | F3 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 14, 1957 | F2 | Illinois | 18.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 14, 1957 | F2 | Illinois | 1.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Jun 14, 1957 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 14, 1957 | F1 | Kansas | 23 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 14, 1957 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 14, 1957 | F1 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 14, 1957 | F1 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 14, 1957 | F1 | Illinois | 1 mi | 83 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 14, 1957 | F1 | Michigan | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 14, 1957 | F1 | Wisconsin | 7.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.