Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Cook County, Illinois, March 4, 1961
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries115
Length7.9 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.90, -87.70) to the end point (41.98, -87.58), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 4, 1961, 5:04 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Cook County
- Path
- 7.9 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 115 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 4, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 1961 | F2 | Michigan | 6.5 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4, 1961 | F1 | Illinois | 51.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 4, 1961 | F0 | Illinois | 6.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.