Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Crawford County, Illinois, March 6, 1983
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width57 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.55, -87.65) to the end point (41.55, -87.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 6, 1983, 6:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Crawford County
- Near the path
- Homewood (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 57 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 6, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 1983 | F2 | North Carolina | 2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 9 |
| Mar 6, 1983 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6, 1983 | F1 | South Carolina | 1.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6, 1983 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.