Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Champaign County, Illinois, May 15, 1976
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.32, -88.15) to the end point (40.32, -88.15), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 15, 1976, 6:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Champaign County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 15, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 1976 | F2 | South Carolina | 3.8 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 15, 1976 | F2 | South Carolina | 3.8 mi | 40 yd | 1 | 3 |
| May 15, 1976 | F2 | North Carolina | 12.8 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 4 |
| May 15, 1976 | F2 | North Carolina | 18.8 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 7 |
| May 15, 1976 | F2 | North Carolina | 10.1 mi | 33 yd | 3 | 4 |
| May 15, 1976 | F1 | South Carolina | 6.9 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1976 | F1 | Virginia | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1976 | F1 | Virginia | 1.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1976 | F0 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1976 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.