Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Lake County, Indiana, July 20, 1962
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length14.9 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.53, -87.42) to the end point (41.58, -87.13), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 20, 1962, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Lake County, Porter County
- Path
- 14.9 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 20, 1962
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 1962 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1962 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1962 | F1 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1962 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1962 | F1 | Indiana | 1.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1962 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.