Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Henry County, Illinois, May 28, 1962

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.1 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.22, -90.33) to the end point (41.22, -90.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 28, 1962, 6:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: Illinois
Counties: Henry County
Path: 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 28, 1962

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
May 28, 1962	F2	Texas	5.1 mi	100 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F2	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F2	Kansas	3.6 mi	300 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F2	Kansas	1.5 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F2	Kansas	0.9 mi	200 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F2	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F2	Iowa	11.7 mi	200 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F2	Iowa	0.1 mi	200 yd	5
May 28, 1962	F2	Oklahoma	9.3 mi	200 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F1	Colorado	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F1	Texas	4.3 mi	27 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F1	Kansas	0.5 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F1	Kansas	1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F1	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F1	Kansas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F1	Missouri	2.3 mi	50 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F0	Wyoming	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F0	Wyoming	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F0	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 28, 1962	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.