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Tornado (F4) — Jefferson, Illinois

December 18, 1957 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
45
Property damage
$2.5M
Magnitude
0
Tornado scale
F4
Area
Jefferson

Other notable tornado events in Illinois

Cook · April 21, 196733 killedWill · August 28, 199029 killedBoone · April 21, 196724 killedJackson · December 18, 195711 killedWilliamson · May 29, 198210 killedSaline · February 29, 20128 killed

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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