Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, McLean County, Illinois, March 4, 1961
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length51.5 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.45, -88.63) to the end point (40.53, -87.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 4, 1961, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- McLean County, Ford County, Iroquois County
- Path
- 51.5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 4, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 1961 | F2 | Illinois | 7.9 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 115 |
| Mar 4, 1961 | F2 | Michigan | 6.5 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4, 1961 | F0 | Illinois | 6.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.