Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Madison County, Illinois, February 9, 1960
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.73, -89.88) to the end point (38.73, -89.88), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 9, 1960, 8:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Madison County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 9, 1960
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 1960 | F3 | Arkansas | 3.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 10 |
| Feb 9, 1960 | F2 | Missouri | 9.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 9, 1960 | F2 | Illinois | 24 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 9, 1960 | F1 | Oklahoma | 8.2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 9, 1960 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 9, 1960 | F1 | Illinois | 1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 9, 1960 | F0 | Arkansas | 2 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.