Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Putnam County, Illinois, November 12, 1965
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length8.7 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.20, -89.30) to the end point (41.25, -89.13), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 12, 1965, 3:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Putnam County, LaSalle County
- Path
- 8.7 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 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 | 35.9 mi | 120 yd | 2 | 90 |
| Nov 12, 1965 | F2 | Illinois | 1 mi | 20 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.