Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Wayne County, Illinois, October 16, 1989
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width800 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.38, -88.37) to the end point (38.38, -88.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 16, 1989, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Wayne County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 800 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 16, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 1989 | F2 | Mississippi | 3 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16, 1989 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.