The June 14, 1957 tornado
F4Sangamon County, Illinois
An F4 tornado on a 4.3-mile path that killed 2 and injured 50. It was one of 12 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · June 14, 1957
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 4.3 mi
- Width up to 220 yards
- Killed
- 2
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 50
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Friday, June 14, 1957
- 2:00 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.