Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Kane County, Illinois, April 28, 1955

RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length10.4 mi
Width10 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.90, -88.32) to the end point (41.90, -88.08), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
April 28, 1955, 9:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F1
States
Illinois
Counties
Kane County, DuPage County
Path
10.4 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 3 injuries
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.