Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F0 tornado, Massac County, Illinois, April 5, 1999

RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.2 mi
Width40 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.18, -88.78) to the end point (37.18, -88.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
April 5, 1999, 5:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F0
States
Illinois
Counties
Massac County
Path
0.2 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 1 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on April 5, 1999

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Apr 5, 1999F2Arkansas7 min/a01
Apr 5, 1999F2Arkansas2 mi200 yd00
Apr 5, 1999F2Illinois9.4 mi100 yd00
Apr 5, 1999F1Oklahoma7 mi200 yd00
Apr 5, 1999F1Oklahoma3 min/a00
Apr 5, 1999F1Kansas1 mi80 yd01
Apr 5, 1999F1Kansas10 mi100 yd00
Apr 5, 1999F1Nebraska0.1 mi60 yd00
Apr 5, 1999F1Iowa3 min/a00
Apr 5, 1999F1Missouri1 mi250 yd00
Apr 5, 1999F0Kansas2 min/a00
Apr 5, 1999F0Oklahoma0.1 min/a00
Apr 5, 1999F0Oklahoma0.1 min/a00
Apr 5, 1999F0Oklahoma3 mi100 yd00
Apr 5, 1999F0Kansas2 mi350 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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