Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Kankakee County, Illinois, April 17, 1963
RatingF4
Deaths1
Injuries70
Length57.3 mi
Width130 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.18, -88.10) to the end point (41.08, -86.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 17, 1963, 3:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Illinois, Indiana
- Counties
- Kankakee County, Newton County, Jasper County, Pulaski County
- Path
- 57.3 miles long, up to 130 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 70 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 17, 1963
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 1963 | F3 | Michigan | 0.5 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 17, 1963 | F2 | Indiana | 13 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 17, 1963 | F2 | Indiana | 11.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 17, 1963 | F1 | Michigan | 1 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 17, 1963 | F0 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.