Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF3 tornado, Sangamon County, Illinois, August 19, 2009
RatingEF3
Deaths0
Injuries19
Length24.27 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.96, -89.56) to the end point (40.15, -89.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 19, 2009, 2:19 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF3
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Sangamon County, Logan County
- Near the path
- Williamsville, Elkhart, Beason (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 24.27 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 19 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 19, 2009
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF2 | Illinois | 19.15 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF2 | Indiana | 4 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF1 | Illinois | 15.11 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF1 | Minnesota | 1.61 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF1 | Minnesota | 0.68 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF1 | Illinois | 12.93 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF1 | Iowa | 2.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF1 | Illinois | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF1 | Illinois | 2.75 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF1 | Missouri | 0.75 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF0 | Minnesota | 4.25 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF0 | Wisconsin | 0.23 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF0 | Wisconsin | 0.39 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF0 | Minnesota | 0.04 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF0 | Iowa | 1.08 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF0 | Minnesota | 0.73 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF0 | Iowa | 3.53 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF0 | Wisconsin | 1.41 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF0 | Minnesota | 0.9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF0 | Iowa | 5.29 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF0 | Illinois | 2.38 mi | 15 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF0 | Wisconsin | 1.66 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF0 | Illinois | 2.48 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF0 | Illinois | 4.71 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF0 | Iowa | 0.05 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF0 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF0 | Illinois | 0.75 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF0 | Minnesota | 3.73 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.