Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Randolph County, Illinois, April 5, 1985

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.5 mi

Width100 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.20, -89.70) to the end point (38.20, -89.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 5, 1985, 4:55 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Illinois
Counties: Randolph County
Path: 0.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 5, 1985

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Apr 5, 1985	F3	Alabama	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F3	Alabama	8 mi	277 yd	0	5
Apr 5, 1985	F3	Alabama	8 mi	500 yd	0	1
Apr 5, 1985	F2	Illinois	1.8 mi	50 yd	1	3
Apr 5, 1985	F2	Indiana	1 mi	17 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F2	Indiana	2 mi	17 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F2	Indiana	1 mi	17 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F2	Indiana	1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F2	Alabama	3 mi	200 yd	0	5
Apr 5, 1985	F2	Georgia	5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F2	Georgia	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F1	Louisiana	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F1	Louisiana	3 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F1	Tennessee	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F1	Alabama	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F1	Alabama	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F1	Georgia	2 mi	33 yd	0	16
Apr 5, 1985	F1	Georgia	1 mi	77 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F1	Georgia	1 mi	100 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Randolph County

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