Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Fulton County, Illinois, April 13, 1981
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length46.1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.40, -90.15) to the end point (40.15, -89.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 13, 1981, 4:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Fulton County, Mason County, Logan County
- Path
- 46.1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 13, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 1981 | F2 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1981 | F1 | Missouri | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1981 | F1 | Ohio | 2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1981 | F1 | Missouri | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1981 | F1 | Missouri | 30.1 mi | 167 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1981 | F1 | Indiana | 2 mi | 123 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1981 | F1 | Illinois | 34.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1981 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1981 | F0 | Missouri | 2.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1981 | F0 | Missouri | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1981 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1981 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1981 | F0 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1981 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.