Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Cook County, Illinois, May 26, 1965
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.50, -87.70) to the end point (41.50, -87.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 26, 1965, 8:22 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Cook County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 26, 1965
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 1965 | F2 | Missouri | 4.9 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 4 |
| May 26, 1965 | F2 | Oklahoma | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1965 | F2 | Iowa | 19.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 14 |
| May 26, 1965 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1965 | F2 | Illinois | 13.8 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 11 |
| May 26, 1965 | F2 | Arkansas | 12 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1965 | F2 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1965 | F1 | Missouri | 10.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1965 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1965 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1965 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1965 | F1 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1965 | F1 | Illinois | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1965 | F1 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 26, 1965 | F0 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1965 | F0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.