Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Rock Island County, Illinois, August 26, 1959
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.6 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.60, -90.28) to the end point (41.68, -90.23), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 26, 1959, 1:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Rock Island County
- Path
- 5.6 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.