Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Madison County, Illinois, July 29, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.73, -90.08) to the end point (38.73, -90.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 29, 1973, 10:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Madison County
- Near the path
- Granite City, Pontoon Beach (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.