Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Mercer County, Illinois, April 23, 1965

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries1

Length25.4 mi

Width100 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.20, -90.75) to the end point (41.18, -90.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 23, 1965, 11:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Illinois
Counties: Mercer County, Henry County
Path: 25.4 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 1 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 23, 1965

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Apr 23, 1965	F3	Iowa	47.4 mi	10 yd	1
Apr 23, 1965	F2	Indiana	18.2 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 23, 1965	F2	Illinois	0.2 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 23, 1965	F1	Illinois	6.6 mi	100 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Mercer County
Henry County
Cedar County
Clinton County
Washington County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.