Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Coles County, Illinois, April 3, 1982
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length14 mi
Width450 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.48, -88.18) to the end point (39.65, -88.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 3, 1982, 12:05 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Coles County
- Path
- 14 miles long, up to 450 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 3, 1982
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1982 | F2 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 40 |
| Apr 3, 1982 | F2 | Ohio | 0.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 9 |
| Apr 3, 1982 | F1 | Ohio | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 3, 1982 | F1 | Kentucky | 1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1982 | F1 | Georgia | 6 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1982 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1982 | F0 | Illinois | 8 mi | 127 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.