Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Sangamon County, Illinois, August 6, 1977
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.8 mi
Width350 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.62, -89.93) to the end point (39.62, -89.93), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 6, 1977, 3:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Sangamon County
- Path
- 0.8 miles long, up to 350 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 6, 1977
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 1977 | F3 | Illinois | 4.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1977 | F2 | Illinois | 2.3 mi | 350 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1977 | F1 | Illinois | 7.8 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1977 | F1 | Illinois | 6.1 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1977 | F1 | Illinois | 1.3 mi | 350 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1977 | F1 | Illinois | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1977 | F1 | Illinois | 6.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1977 | F1 | Illinois | 5.9 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1977 | F1 | Illinois | 3.6 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1977 | F1 | Illinois | 2.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1977 | F1 | Illinois | 2.8 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1977 | F1 | Illinois | 3.3 mi | 90 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1977 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 1977 | F0 | Illinois | 0.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1977 | F0 | Illinois | 1.9 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1977 | F0 | Illinois | 0.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1977 | F0 | Illinois | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1977 | F0 | Illinois | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 1977 | F0 | Illinois | 1.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.