Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale

EF3 tornado, Menard County, Illinois, December 31, 2010

RatingEF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length3.63 mi
Width200 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.98, -89.86) to the end point (40.01, -89.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
December 31, 2010, 12:37 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
EF3
States
Illinois
Counties
Menard County
Near the path
Lake Petersburg (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path
3.63 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 1 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on December 31, 2010

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Dec 31, 2010EF3Oklahoma, Arkansas21.1 mi500 yd410
Dec 31, 2010EF3Missouri7.5 mi500 yd04
Dec 31, 2010EF3Missouri11 mi500 yd26
Dec 31, 2010EF3Missouri6.65 mi440 yd16
Dec 31, 2010EF2Missouri12.19 mi370 yd00
Dec 31, 2010EF2Missouri2.63 mi200 yd00
Dec 31, 2010EF2Missouri0.24 mi100 yd00
Dec 31, 2010EF2Mississippi26.17 mi800 yd00
Dec 31, 2010EF1Missouri5.27 mi250 yd02
Dec 31, 2010EF1Missouri6.78 mi440 yd20
Dec 31, 2010EF1Missouri6.36 mi100 yd00
Dec 31, 2010EF1Missouri0.8 mi100 yd00
Dec 31, 2010EF1Missouri8.6 mi50 yd00
Dec 31, 2010EF1Missouri1.7 mi175 yd00
Dec 31, 2010EF1Missouri2.71 mi100 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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