Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Macoupin County, Illinois, August 9, 1966
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.00, -90.00) to the end point (39.00, -90.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 9, 1966, 9:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Macoupin County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 9, 1966
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 1966 | F1 | Arizona | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 9 |
| Aug 9, 1966 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1966 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1966 | F0 | Texas | 2.7 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 1966 | F0 | Texas | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.