Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Greene County, Illinois, May 1, 1983

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries15

Length4 mi

Width77 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.30, -90.27) to the end point (39.37, -90.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 1, 1983, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Illinois
Counties: Greene County
Path: 4 miles long, up to 77 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 15 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 1, 1983

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 1, 1983	F3	Missouri	9 mi	400 yd	0	3
May 1, 1983	F3	Missouri, Illinois	16 mi	1,000 yd	0	3
May 1, 1983	F2	Iowa	7 mi	20 yd	0	3
May 1, 1983	F2	Missouri	0.5 mi	200 yd	0	3
May 1, 1983	F2	Illinois	0.2 mi	17 yd	0	1
May 1, 1983	F2	Missouri	3 mi	50 yd	0	3
May 1, 1983	F2	Illinois	0.5 mi	77 yd	0	1
May 1, 1983	F2	Illinois	4 mi	100 yd	0	20
May 1, 1983	F2	Michigan	1.9 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 1, 1983	F2	Michigan	5.9 mi	500 yd	0	0
May 1, 1983	F2	Michigan	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 1, 1983	F1	Nebraska	4 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 1, 1983	F1	Missouri	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 1, 1983	F1	Missouri	9 mi	77 yd	0	0
May 1, 1983	F1	Iowa	10 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 1, 1983	F1	Nebraska, Iowa	22 mi	40 yd	0	3
May 1, 1983	F1	Missouri	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 1, 1983	F1	Iowa	2 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 1, 1983	F1	Missouri	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 1, 1983	F1	Missouri	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 1, 1983	F1	Illinois	0.3 mi	33 yd	0	0
May 1, 1983	F1	Illinois	0.2 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 1, 1983	F1	Illinois	0.2 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 1, 1983	F1	Michigan	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 1, 1983	F0	Iowa	1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 1, 1983	F0	Missouri	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 1, 1983	F0	Missouri	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 1, 1983	F0	Iowa	1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 1, 1983	F0	Michigan	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 1, 1983	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 1, 1983	F0	Indiana	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 1, 1983	F0	Illinois	0.2 mi	30 yd	2	0

Nearby

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.