Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Whiteside County, Illinois, March 21, 1966
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.80, -90.00) to the end point (41.80, -90.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 21, 1966, 2:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Whiteside County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 21, 1966
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 1966 | F2 | Wisconsin | 33.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 1966 | F1 | Iowa | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.