The March 29, 1981 tornado
F4Whiteside County, Illinois
An F4 tornado on a 5.1-mile path. It was one of 3 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · March 29, 1981
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 5.1 mi
- Width up to 33 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Sunday, March 29, 1981
- 6:30 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.