Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Vermilion County, Illinois, August 15, 1958
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length13.9 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.08, -87.65) to the end point (39.92, -87.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 15, 1958, 5:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Vermilion County
- Path
- 13.9 miles long, up to 30 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 | Illinois | 74.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 15, 1958 | F2 | Maine | 17 mi | 33 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.