Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, McHenry County, Illinois, April 19, 1963
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.30, -88.30) to the end point (42.30, -88.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 19, 1963, 5:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- McHenry County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 19, 1963
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1963 | F3 | Indiana | 85.3 mi | 1,400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1963 | F2 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1963 | F2 | Illinois, Indiana | 14.8 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 22 |
| Apr 19, 1963 | F2 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1963 | F2 | Ohio | 15.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1963 | F2 | Indiana | 14.5 mi | 1,300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1963 | F2 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1963 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1963 | F1 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1963 | F1 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1963 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1963 | F1 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 19, 1963 | F1 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1963 | F1 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1963 | F1 | Indiana | 11.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1963 | F0 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.