Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Randolph County, Illinois, December 23, 1996
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width70 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.08, -89.93) to the end point (38.10, -89.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 23, 1996, 2:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Randolph County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 70 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 23, 1996
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 1996 | F1 | California | 6 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 1996 | F0 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 1996 | F0 | Missouri | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 1996 | F0 | California | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.