Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Adams County, Illinois, May 30, 1974
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries12
Length15.8 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.07, -91.37) to the end point (40.03, -91.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 30, 1974, 11:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Adams County
- Path
- 15.8 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 12 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 30, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 1974 | F2 | Kansas | 25.1 mi | 167 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 30, 1974 | F2 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1974 | F2 | Indiana | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1974 | F1 | Minnesota | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 30, 1974 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1974 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1974 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1974 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 1974 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.