Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Sangamon County, Illinois, May 27, 1996
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2.5 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.67, -89.88) to the end point (39.65, -89.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 27, 1996, 9:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Sangamon County
- Path
- 2.5 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 27, 1996
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1996 | F3 | Arkansas | 26 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1996 | F3 | Arkansas | 15 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1996 | F1 | Iowa | 0.3 mi | 45 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1996 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1996 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1996 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1996 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1996 | F0 | Tennessee | 3.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1996 | F0 | Illinois | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1996 | F0 | Illinois | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.