Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Marion County, Illinois, May 1, 2002
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length7 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.77, -88.97) to the end point (38.75, -88.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 1, 2002, 1:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Marion County
- Path
- 7 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 1, 2002
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2002 | F1 | Georgia | 1.5 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 2002 | F1 | Illinois | 6 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 2002 | F1 | Illinois | 6.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 2002 | F1 | Illinois | 7.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 1, 2002 | F1 | Illinois | 5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 2002 | F1 | Illinois | 2.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 2002 | F1 | Illinois | 6.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 2002 | F1 | Illinois | 2.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 2002 | F1 | Illinois | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 2002 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 2002 | F0 | Illinois | 2.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 2002 | F0 | Illinois | 0.5 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 2002 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 2002 | F0 | Illinois | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.