Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, St. Clair County, Illinois, September 24, 1961
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length5 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.25, -89.73) to the end point (38.32, -89.68), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 24, 1961, 3:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- St. Clair County, Washington County
- Path
- 5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 24, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 1961 | F3 | Indiana | 38.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 1961 | F1 | Illinois | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24, 1961 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.