Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Will County, Illinois, April 23, 1961
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length51.7 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.35, -88.22) to the end point (41.15, -87.32), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 23, 1961, 3:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Illinois, Indiana
- Counties
- Will County, Lake County, Newton County
- Path
- 51.7 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 23, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1961 | F3 | Iowa | 87.7 mi | 800 yd | 1 | 12 |
| Apr 23, 1961 | F2 | Iowa | 68.6 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 23, 1961 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1961 | F1 | Missouri | 7.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1961 | F1 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1961 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.