Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Ford County, Illinois, May 24, 1980
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length9 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.75, -88.18) to the end point (40.82, -87.98), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 24, 1980, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Ford County, Iroquois County
- Near the path
- Piper City, Danforth (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 9 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 24, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1980 | F1 | Virginia | 0.6 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1980 | F1 | Colorado | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1980 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1980 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1980 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.