Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Henry County, Illinois, April 21, 1974
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.37, -90.05) to the end point (41.37, -90.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 21, 1974, 1:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Henry County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 21, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 1974 | F4 | Wisconsin | 26 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 35 |
| Apr 21, 1974 | F3 | Wisconsin | 22.2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 1974 | F3 | Wisconsin | 58.6 mi | 200 yd | 2 | 18 |
| Apr 21, 1974 | F2 | Wisconsin | 2.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 1974 | F2 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 1974 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Apr 21, 1974 | F2 | Texas | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 1974 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 21, 1974 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 21, 1974 | F1 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 1974 | F1 | Arkansas | 4.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 1974 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 1974 | F1 | Texas | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.