Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Greene County, Illinois, April 30, 1962
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.27, -90.45) to the end point (39.32, -90.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 30, 1962, 11:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Greene County
- Path
- 5.2 miles long, up to 100 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 | F3 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 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.