Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Sangamon County, Illinois, April 22, 1963
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries5
Length42.9 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.85, -89.85) to the end point (39.85, -89.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 22, 1963, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Sangamon County, Macon County
- Path
- 42.9 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 22, 1963
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 1963 | F3 | Illinois | 31.8 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Apr 22, 1963 | F3 | Illinois, Indiana | 38.6 mi | 1,600 yd | 0 | 40 |
| Apr 22, 1963 | F3 | Indiana | 0.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 20 |
| Apr 22, 1963 | F2 | Texas | 7.7 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22, 1963 | F2 | Indiana | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22, 1963 | F1 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.