Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Cook County, Illinois, August 26, 1965
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width70 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.52, -87.68) to the end point (41.52, -87.68), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 26, 1965, 11:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Cook County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 70 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 26, 1965
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 1965 | F4 | Iowa | 4.7 mi | 200 yd | 1 | 17 |
| Aug 26, 1965 | F2 | Iowa | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 26, 1965 | F2 | Iowa | 4.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 26, 1965 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 26, 1965 | F1 | West Virginia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.