Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Randolph County, Illinois, March 14, 1959

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length2.3 mi
Width120 yd
See tornadoes near here
Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.05, -90.00) to the end point (38.05, -89.95), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
March 14, 1959, 9:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
Illinois
Counties
Randolph County
Path
2.3 miles long, up to 120 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 1 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on March 14, 1959

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Mar 14, 1959F3Arkansas18 mi33 yd13
Mar 14, 1959F2Arkansas9.1 mi833 yd00
Mar 14, 1959F2Arkansas11.9 mi417 yd17
Mar 14, 1959F2Arkansas, Missouri11 mi417 yd115
Mar 14, 1959F1Missouri1 mi50 yd00
Mar 14, 1959F1Illinois7.7 mi10 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.