Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Will County, Illinois, April 6, 1972
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries22
Length6.8 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.53, -88.20) to the end point (41.57, -88.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 6, 1972, 8:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Will County
- Path
- 6.8 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 22 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 6, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 1972 | F2 | Illinois | 17.5 mi | 50 yd | 1 | 9 |
| Apr 6, 1972 | F2 | Illinois | 5.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 6, 1972 | F1 | Illinois | 10.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 6, 1972 | F1 | Illinois | 3.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 6, 1972 | F1 | Indiana | 11.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 6, 1972 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.