Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Marshall County, Illinois, July 17, 1972
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length81.5 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.07, -89.63) to the end point (41.50, -88.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 17, 1972, 4:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Marshall County, Putnam County, Grundy County, Will County
- Near the path
- Joliet, Minooka (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 81.5 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 17, 1972
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 1972 | F2 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1972 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1972 | F1 | Illinois | 29.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1972 | F1 | Illinois | 27.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1972 | F1 | New Mexico | 3.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 17, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1972 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1972 | F0 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 1972 | F0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.