Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Christian County, Illinois, April 13, 1987

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries2

Length3 mi

Width23 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.52, -89.47) to the end point (39.52, -89.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 13, 1987, 9:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Illinois
Counties: Christian County
Path: 3 miles long, up to 23 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 2 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 13, 1987

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Apr 13, 1987	F1	Illinois	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 1987	F1	Arkansas	0.2 mi	200 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Christian County
Montgomery County
De Witt County

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