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F3 tornado in Montgomery County, Illinois

Tornado June 1, 1999 · Montgomery County, Illinois

F3
Rating
22.6 mi
Whole path
200 yd
Path width
1
Death
4
Injuries
$750K
Damage as recorded

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

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F3 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F3 meant severe damage: whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned; the scale paired it with winds of 158–206 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

A tornado first formed about 1 mile southwest of I-55 west of Raymond. The tornado moved northeast hitting a rest area along I-55. Six tractor-trailer trucks were overturned at the rest area, killing one driver and injuring 4 others. Two other trucks were also overturned just north of the rest area. The tornado continued northeast and intensified causing damage at two farms. Numerous barns and other outbuildings were destroyed and one house severely damaged. The occupant of the house escape injury by taking shelter in an interior closet.

Began near Raymond (39.3200, -89.6700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5705242. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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