Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Will County, Illinois, September 22, 1961
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width800 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.43, -88.00) to the end point (41.43, -88.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 22, 1961, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Will County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 800 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 22, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 1961 | F2 | Wisconsin | 6.9 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 22, 1961 | F2 | Wisconsin | 12.6 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22, 1961 | F2 | Michigan | 2.7 mi | 2,000 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.