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F1 tornado in Henderson County, Illinois

Tornado April 19, 1996 · Henderson County, Illinois

Rating

8.5 mi

Whole path

100 yd

Path width

$8.0M

Damage as recorded

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Henderson County → Henderson County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F1 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F1 meant moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken; the scale paired it with winds of 73–112 mph, figures later judged too high, especially toward the top of the scale, and revised downward in the Enhanced Fujita scale. Ratings then, as now, came from the damage.

The wider storm

At least 2 tornados were responsible for damage to 15 homes, a barn, and many outbuildings. One farm lost one 50,000 bushel and three 2,000 bushel grain bins as well as $20-30,000 of irrigation equipment. Many large and old trees were also snapped off and dumped into the streets and across rural roads, which slowed traffic through the area.

Began near Bald Bluff (41.0200, -90.9000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5555030. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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