Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Knox County, Illinois, March 23, 1975
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length1 mi
Width80 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.07, -90.18) to the end point (41.07, -90.18), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 23, 1975, 7:18 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Knox County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 80 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 23, 1975
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 1975 | F3 | Mississippi | 17.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23, 1975 | F2 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23, 1975 | F2 | Mississippi | 4.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23, 1975 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23, 1975 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.3 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23, 1975 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.