The May 5, 1977 tornado
F4Logan and De Witt counties, Illinois
An F4 tornado on a 7.3-mile path that injured 2. It was one of 14 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · May 5, 1977
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 7.3 mi
- Width up to 1,000 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 2
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Thursday, May 5, 1977
- 7:20 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.