Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Morgan County, Illinois, February 19, 1971
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length7.7 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.77, -90.42) to the end point (39.87, -90.35), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 19, 1971, 1:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Morgan County
- Path
- 7.7 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 19, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 1971 | F1 | Illinois | 12 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 19, 1971 | F0 | Kentucky | 15.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.