Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF3 tornado, White County, Illinois, February 28, 2017
RatingEF3
Deaths1
Injuries2
Length44.13 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.14, -88.11) to the end point (38.32, -87.34), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 28, 2017, 9:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF3
- States
- Illinois, Indiana
- Counties
- White County, Posey County, Gibson County
- Path
- 44.13 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 28, 2017
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF4 | Missouri, Illinois | 53.47 mi | 1,100 yd | 1 | 12 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF3 | Illinois | 11.5 mi | 800 yd | 2 | 14 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF3 | Illinois | 17.77 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF2 | Illinois | 5.6 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF2 | Arkansas | 1.1 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF2 | Indiana | 5.8 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF1 | Illinois | 5.53 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF1 | Illinois | 2.62 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF1 | Illinois | 2.8 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF1 | Illinois | 1.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF1 | Missouri | 4.36 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF1 | Arkansas | 1.37 mi | 120 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF1 | Michigan | 0.57 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF1 | Michigan | 4.99 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF1 | Michigan | 2.7 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF1 | Michigan | 2.04 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF1 | Illinois | 0.66 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF1 | Illinois | 2.33 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF1 | Illinois | 7.36 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF1 | Kentucky | 8.58 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF0 | Iowa | 0.04 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF0 | Illinois | 1.75 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF0 | Illinois | 1.2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF0 | Illinois | 0.07 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF0 | Illinois | 0.89 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF0 | Missouri | 4.44 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF0 | Kentucky | 8.8 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | EF0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.