Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Will County, Illinois, June 29, 1979
RatingF4
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length5.4 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.52, -88.23) to the end point (41.60, -88.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 29, 1979, 12:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Will County
- Path
- 5.4 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 29, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 1979 | F2 | Kentucky | 33.8 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Jun 29, 1979 | F1 | Kentucky | 19.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 29, 1979 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 29, 1979 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.