Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Coles County, Illinois, March 29, 1974
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.48, -88.40) to the end point (39.48, -88.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 29, 1974, 3:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Coles County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 29, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 1974 | F2 | Kentucky | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 8 |
| Mar 29, 1974 | F2 | Kentucky | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 29, 1974 | F2 | Kentucky | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 29, 1974 | F1 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1974 | F1 | Georgia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1974 | F1 | Georgia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 29, 1974 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1974 | F0 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.