Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, McLean County, Illinois, June 16, 1970
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.60, -88.60) to the end point (40.63, -88.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 16, 1970, 5:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- McLean County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 16, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 1970 | F2 | Illinois | 4.3 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1970 | F1 | Illinois | 2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1970 | F1 | Illinois | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1970 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.