The January 7, 1989 tornado
F4Knox and Wabash counties, Illinois and Indiana
An F4 tornado on a 19.0-mile path that injured 55. It was one of 8 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · January 7, 1989
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 19.0 mi
- Width up to 200 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 55
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Saturday, January 7, 1989
- 5:24 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.