Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Washington County, Illinois, February 10, 1959
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length29.8 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.35, -89.40) to the end point (38.53, -88.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 10, 1959, 2:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Washington County, Marion County
- Path
- 29.8 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 10, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 1959 | F4 | Missouri, Illinois | 23.9 mi | 200 yd | 21 | 345 |
| Feb 10, 1959 | F3 | Indiana | 3.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 10, 1959 | F3 | Kentucky | 1.5 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Feb 10, 1959 | F3 | Ohio | 10.5 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Feb 10, 1959 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 10, 1959 | F2 | Indiana | 0.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 10, 1959 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 10, 1959 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 10, 1959 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 10, 1959 | F1 | Georgia | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 10, 1959 | F0 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.