Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Champaign County, Illinois, March 4, 1961
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length6.2 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.08, -88.17) to the end point (40.12, -88.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 4, 1961, 6:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Champaign County
- Path
- 6.2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 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 | F1 | Illinois | 51.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.