Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Effingham County, Illinois, March 15, 1959
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length2 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.10, -88.70) to the end point (39.10, -88.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 15, 1959, 12:40 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Effingham County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.