Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Ogle County, Illinois, August 15, 1959
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.93, -89.12) to the end point (41.93, -89.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 15, 1959, 2:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Ogle County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 15, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 1959 | F1 | Maine | 1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.