Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Effingham County, Illinois, April 17, 1960
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length21.9 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.92, -88.67) to the end point (39.08, -88.32), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 17, 1960, 2:55 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Effingham County
- Path
- 21.9 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 17, 1960
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 1960 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 17, 1960 | F1 | Illinois | 1 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 4 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.