Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Pike County, Illinois, April 24, 1961
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length64.2 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.70, -91.15) to the end point (39.57, -89.95), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 24, 1961, 7:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Pike County, Scott County, Morgan County
- Path
- 64.2 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 24, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 1961 | F1 | Kansas | 2.7 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 24, 1961 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.