Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lake County, Illinois, March 14, 1957
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.35, -88.00) to the end point (42.35, -88.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 14, 1957, 6:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Lake County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 14, 1957
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 1957 | F2 | Illinois | 2.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14, 1957 | F2 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14, 1957 | F2 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14, 1957 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14, 1957 | F1 | Illinois | 6.8 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14, 1957 | F1 | Indiana | 5.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14, 1957 | F1 | Indiana | 9.8 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14, 1957 | F0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.