Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Macon County, Illinois, April 18, 1996

RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries9
Length2.5 mi
Width220 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.83, -88.95) to the end point (39.83, -88.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
April 18, 1996, 8:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F1
States
Illinois
Counties
Macon County
Path
2.5 miles long, up to 220 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 9 injuries
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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