Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Coles County, Illinois, May 6, 1960
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length20.9 mi
Width130 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.50, -88.30) to the end point (39.70, -88.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 6, 1960, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Coles County, Douglas County
- Path
- 20.9 miles long, up to 130 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 6, 1960
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1960 | F3 | Arkansas | 26.7 mi | 300 yd | 1 | 30 |
| May 6, 1960 | F2 | Missouri | 5.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1960 | F2 | Arkansas | 8.2 mi | 333 yd | 0 | 4 |
| May 6, 1960 | F2 | Arkansas | 10.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1960 | F2 | Arkansas | 2.6 mi | 320 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 6, 1960 | F2 | Arkansas | 19.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1960 | F2 | Arkansas | 14.6 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 6, 1960 | F1 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1960 | F1 | Arkansas | 3.3 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1960 | F1 | Illinois | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1960 | F1 | Illinois | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1960 | F1 | Illinois | 43.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 6, 1960 | F1 | Mississippi | 12.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 6, 1960 | F1 | Arkansas | 14 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.