Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Randolph County, Illinois, April 5, 1985
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries3
Length1.8 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.22, -89.70) to the end point (38.22, -89.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 5, 1985, 4:58 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Randolph County
- Path
- 1.8 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 5, 1985
| 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 | 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 | Illinois | 0.5 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 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.