Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF1 tornado, DeKalb County, Illinois, August 9, 2021
RatingEF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.8 mi
Width80 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.06, -88.87) to the end point (42.06, -88.84), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 9, 2021, 3:44 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF1
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- DeKalb County
- Path
- 1.8 miles long, up to 80 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 9, 2021
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2021 | EF2 | North Dakota | 2.88 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 2021 | EF1 | Illinois | 0.4 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 2021 | EF1 | Illinois | 3.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 2021 | EF1 | Illinois | 1.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 2021 | EF1 | Illinois | 3 mi | 525 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 2021 | EF1 | North Dakota | 4.97 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 2021 | EF1 | North Dakota | 1.09 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 2021 | EF1 | Minnesota | 3.65 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 2021 | EF0 | Wisconsin | 3.24 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 2021 | EF0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 2021 | EF0 | Illinois | 6.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 2021 | EF0 | Illinois | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 2021 | EF0 | Illinois | 3.9 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 2021 | EF0 | North Dakota | 0.26 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 2021 | EF0 | Minnesota | 2.24 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 2021 | EFU | Illinois | 1.3 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 2021 | EFU | Illinois | 0.01 mi | 5 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 2021 | EFU | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 2021 | EFU | Illinois | 1.11 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.