Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF4 tornado, Lee County, Illinois, April 9, 2015
RatingEF4
Deaths2
Injuries11
Length30.14 mi
Width700 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.85, -89.29) to the end point (42.16, -88.88), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 9, 2015, 5:39 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF4
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Lee County, Ogle County, DeKalb County, Boone County
- Path
- 30.14 miles long, up to 700 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 11 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 9, 2015
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2015 | EF2 | Texas | 1.77 mi | 340 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 2015 | EF1 | Iowa | 22.38 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 2015 | EF1 | Iowa, Illinois | 12.47 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 2015 | EF1 | Illinois | 8.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 2015 | EF1 | Texas | 1.31 mi | 335 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 2015 | EF1 | Illinois | 4.01 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 2015 | EF1 | Texas | 4.52 mi | 760 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 2015 | EF1 | Illinois | 3.92 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 2015 | EF1 | Illinois | 0.32 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 2015 | EF0 | Illinois | 0.15 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 2015 | EF0 | Michigan | 0.6 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 2015 | EF0 | Illinois | 2.84 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 2015 | EF0 | Illinois | 1.86 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 2015 | EF0 | Illinois | 0.42 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 2015 | EF0 | Illinois | 0.14 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 2015 | EF0 | Oklahoma | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 2015 | EF0 | Missouri | 1.75 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 2015 | EF0 | Missouri | 1.7 mi | 130 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.