Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F0 tornado, Henry County, Illinois, December 4, 1973

RatingF0

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.1 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.17, -89.87) to the end point (41.17, -89.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: December 4, 1973, 11:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F0
States: Illinois
Counties: Henry County
Path: 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on December 4, 1973

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Dec 4, 1973	F2	Mississippi	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Dec 4, 1973	F2	Mississippi	12.5 mi	30 yd	6
Dec 4, 1973	F2	Louisiana	42.7 mi	80 yd	3
Dec 4, 1973	F2	Mississippi	2 mi	30 yd	0
Dec 4, 1973	F2	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	1
Dec 4, 1973	F1	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Dec 4, 1973	F1	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Dec 4, 1973	F1	Indiana	0.5 mi	10 yd	1
Dec 4, 1973	F0	Missouri	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Dec 4, 1973	F0	Missouri	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Dec 4, 1973	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	2

Nearby

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Henry County

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