Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Washington County, Illinois, March 14, 1959
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length7.7 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.32, -89.68) to the end point (38.38, -89.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 14, 1959, 10:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Washington County
- Path
- 7.7 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 14, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 1959 | F3 | Arkansas | 18 mi | 33 yd | 1 | 3 |
| Mar 14, 1959 | F2 | Arkansas | 9.1 mi | 833 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14, 1959 | F2 | Arkansas | 11.9 mi | 417 yd | 1 | 7 |
| Mar 14, 1959 | F2 | Arkansas, Missouri | 11 mi | 417 yd | 1 | 15 |
| Mar 14, 1959 | F2 | Illinois | 2.3 mi | 120 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 14, 1959 | F1 | Missouri | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.