Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Grundy County, Illinois, November 12, 1965
RatingF2
Deaths2
Injuries90
Length35.9 mi
Width120 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.40, -88.47) to the end point (41.57, -87.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 12, 1965, 2:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Grundy County, Will County, Cook County
- Path
- 35.9 miles long, up to 120 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 90 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 12, 1965
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 1965 | F3 | Indiana | 4.1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 12, 1965 | F2 | Illinois | 32.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12, 1965 | F2 | Illinois | 1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12, 1965 | F2 | Illinois | 8.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12, 1965 | F2 | Illinois | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12, 1965 | F0 | Illinois | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.