Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Edwards County, Illinois, April 13, 1972

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length4.9 mi

Width100 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.27, -88.00) to the end point (38.30, -87.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 13, 1972, 3:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Illinois
Counties: Edwards County
Path: 4.9 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 13, 1972

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Apr 13, 1972	F1	Oklahoma	40.8 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 13, 1972	F1	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 13, 1972	F1	Indiana	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
Apr 13, 1972	F1	Missouri	5.4 mi	50 yd	1

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Edwards County
Wayne County
Gallatin County
Crawford County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.