Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Madison County, Illinois, April 3, 1981
RatingF4
Deaths0
Injuries32
Length11.9 mi
Width567 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.72, -90.13) to the end point (38.82, -89.95), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 3, 1981, 10:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Madison County
- Path
- 11.9 miles long, up to 567 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 32 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 3, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1981 | F2 | Nebraska | 8.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1981 | F2 | Kansas | 1.8 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1981 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1981 | F1 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1981 | F1 | Arkansas | 5.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1981 | F1 | Iowa | 2.7 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1981 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1981 | F0 | Nebraska | 6.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1981 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1981 | F0 | Iowa | 5.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1981 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1981 | F0 | Iowa | 103.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.