Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Randolph County, Illinois, March 29, 1960
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length22.3 mi
Width130 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.17, -90.00) to the end point (38.45, -89.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 29, 1960, 9:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Randolph County, Monroe County, St. Clair County
- Path
- 22.3 miles long, up to 130 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 29, 1960
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 1960 | F2 | Alabama | 5.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1960 | F2 | Iowa | 6.6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1960 | F2 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1960 | F1 | Missouri | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1960 | F1 | Missouri | 2.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1960 | F1 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 29, 1960 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.