Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Logan County, Illinois, May 5, 1977
RatingF4
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length7.3 mi
Width1,000 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.25, -89.25) to the end point (40.33, -89.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 5, 1977, 7:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Logan County, De Witt County
- Path
- 7.3 miles long, up to 1,000 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 5, 1977
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1977 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1977 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1977 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1977 | F1 | Iowa | 14.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1977 | F1 | North Carolina | 1.5 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1977 | F1 | Kansas | 1.9 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1977 | F1 | Texas | 7.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1977 | F1 | Texas | 6.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1977 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1977 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1977 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1977 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 5, 1977 | F0 | Indiana | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.