Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Porter County, Indiana, April 30, 1962
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.30, -87.03) to the end point (41.30, -87.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 30, 1962, 2:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Porter County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 30, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 1962 | F3 | Indiana | 36.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 49 |
| Apr 30, 1962 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1962 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Apr 30, 1962 | F2 | Michigan | 0.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1962 | F2 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1962 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1962 | F2 | Arkansas | 2 mi | 417 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 30, 1962 | F2 | Indiana | 26.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1962 | F1 | Illinois | 5.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1962 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1962 | F1 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1962 | F1 | Michigan | 0.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1962 | F1 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1962 | F1 | Louisiana | 20.9 mi | 133 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 1962 | F0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1962 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.