Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Knox County, Illinois, March 4, 1976
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.03, -90.10) to the end point (41.03, -90.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 4, 1976, 5:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Knox County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 4, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 1976 | F3 | Illinois | 0.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4, 1976 | F2 | Michigan | 44.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 9 |
| Mar 4, 1976 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4, 1976 | F1 | Oklahoma | 13.9 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4, 1976 | F1 | Indiana | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.