Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Hancock County, Illinois, April 13, 1974
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length11 mi
Width700 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (40.27, -91.48) to the end point (40.38, -91.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 13, 1974, 6:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Hancock County
- Path
- 11 miles long, up to 700 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 13, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 1974 | F3 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1974 | F2 | Missouri | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1974 | F2 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 13, 1974 | F2 | Missouri | 4.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1974 | F2 | Illinois | 19.5 mi | 500 yd | 0 | 10 |
| Apr 13, 1974 | F2 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1974 | F2 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 13, 1974 | F2 | Missouri | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1974 | F2 | Missouri | 9.2 mi | 177 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 13, 1974 | F2 | Missouri | 7.1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1974 | F1 | North Carolina | 5.6 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1974 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.