Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Lee County, Illinois, August 15, 1958
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length74.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.77, -89.47) to the end point (41.50, -88.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 15, 1958, 2:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Lee County, DeKalb County, Kendall County, Will County
- Path
- 74.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 15, 1958
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 1958 | F2 | Maine | 17 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 15, 1958 | F1 | Illinois | 13.9 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 15, 1958 | F1 | Connecticut | 0.2 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 15, 1958 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.