Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, McLean County, Illinois, September 14, 1965
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length11.5 mi
Width77 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.47, -88.57) to the end point (40.47, -88.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 14, 1965, 4:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- McLean County, Ford County
- Near the path
- Gibson City (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 11.5 miles long, up to 77 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 14, 1965
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 1965 | F3 | Illinois | 6.6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 30 |
| Sep 14, 1965 | F2 | Illinois | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 14, 1965 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14, 1965 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14, 1965 | F2 | Indiana | 1.3 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14, 1965 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.