Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Henry County, Illinois, April 30, 1997
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.15, -90.08) to the end point (41.17, -90.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 30, 1997, 2:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Henry County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 30, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 1997 | F1 | Missouri | 15 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F1 | Illinois | 2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F1 | Illinois | 7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F1 | Oregon | 3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F1 | Indiana | 15 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F0 | Illinois | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F0 | Missouri | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F0 | Illinois | 8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F0 | Illinois | 13 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F0 | Illinois | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F0 | Illinois | 12 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F0 | Illinois | 17 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F0 | Illinois | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F0 | Illinois | 7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F0 | Iowa | 10 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F0 | Illinois | 24 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F0 | Illinois | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F0 | Iowa | 3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F0 | Illinois | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F0 | Illinois | 14.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F0 | Iowa | 2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F0 | Oregon | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.