Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Vermilion County, Illinois, July 4, 1981
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.2 mi
Width167 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.47, -87.67) to the end point (40.47, -87.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 4, 1981, 3:07 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Vermilion County
- Near the path
- Hoopeston (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 167 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 4, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 1981 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 4, 1981 | F1 | Virginia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 4, 1981 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 4, 1981 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 4, 1981 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.