Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, LaSalle County, Illinois, August 16, 1987
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.37, -88.85) to the end point (41.37, -88.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 16, 1987, 9:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- LaSalle County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 16, 1987
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 1987 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1987 | F1 | Wisconsin | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 1987 | F0 | Montana | 0.7 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1987 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 1987 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.