Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Montgomery County, Illinois, April 2, 1964
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length4.9 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.42, -89.58) to the end point (39.45, -89.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 2, 1964, 7:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Montgomery County, Christian County
- Path
- 4.9 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 2, 1964
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1964 | F2 | Illinois | 4.5 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1964 | F1 | Kansas | 7.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1964 | F1 | Illinois | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1964 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 1964 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.4 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.