Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lake County, Indiana, June 16, 1960
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.43, -86.48) to the end point (41.43, -86.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 16, 1960, 3:03 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Lake County
- Near the path
- Koontz Lake (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 16, 1960
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 1960 | F2 | Iowa | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1960 | F2 | Iowa | 2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1960 | F2 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1960 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1960 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1960 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 1960 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.