Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Cook County, Illinois, June 23, 1962
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries10
Length0.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.60, -87.72) to the end point (41.60, -87.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 23, 1962, 4:52 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Cook County
- Near the path
- Markham (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 10 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 23, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 1962 | F2 | Wisconsin | 2.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 23, 1962 | F1 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 23, 1962 | F1 | Kansas | 3.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 23, 1962 | F0 | Wisconsin | 3.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 23, 1962 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.