Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Shelby County, Illinois, July 28, 1961
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.40, -88.80) to the end point (39.40, -88.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 28, 1961, 3:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Shelby County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 28, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 1961 | F3 | Indiana, Ohio | 20.2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 28, 1961 | F3 | Ohio | 0.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 22 |
| Jul 28, 1961 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 28, 1961 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 28, 1961 | F1 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 28, 1961 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 28, 1961 | F0 | Ohio | 1 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.