Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Hancock County, Illinois, June 16, 1973

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.1 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.60, -91.20) to the end point (40.60, -91.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: June 16, 1973, 6:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Illinois
Counties: Hancock County
Path: 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on June 16, 1973

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Jun 16, 1973	F3	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 16, 1973	F2	Missouri	6 mi	10 yd	14
Jun 16, 1973	F2	Maryland	0.1 mi	10 yd	4
Jun 16, 1973	F1	Indiana	1 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 16, 1973	F1	Maryland	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 16, 1973	F1	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 16, 1973	F1	North Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 16, 1973	F1	Oklahoma	30.9 mi	100 yd	2
Jun 16, 1973	F1	Michigan	2.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 16, 1973	F1	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 16, 1973	F1	Indiana	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
Jun 16, 1973	F1	Oklahoma	0.1 mi	40 yd	0
Jun 16, 1973	F1	Iowa	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 16, 1973	F1	Minnesota	5.2 mi	60 yd	0
Jun 16, 1973	F0	Minnesota	20.1 mi	30 yd	0
Jun 16, 1973	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 16, 1973	F0	Virginia	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 16, 1973	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 16, 1973	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 16, 1973	F0	Iowa	1 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 16, 1973	F0	Iowa	0.5 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 16, 1973	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 16, 1973	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 16, 1973	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Nearby

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.