Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, McDonough County, Illinois, September 27, 1959
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length9.4 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.47, -90.60) to the end point (40.55, -90.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 27, 1959, 8:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- McDonough County
- Path
- 9.4 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 27, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 1959 | F4 | Kansas, Oklahoma | 20.4 mi | 440 yd | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 1959 | F2 | Kansas | 7.2 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27, 1959 | F2 | Missouri | 6.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27, 1959 | F1 | Missouri | 4.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27, 1959 | F1 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 1959 | F0 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.