Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Ogle County, Illinois, April 21, 1974

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries2

Length0.1 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.05, -89.27) to the end point (42.05, -89.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 21, 1974, 3:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Illinois
Counties: Ogle County
Path: 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 2 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 21, 1974

Tornadoes, newest first
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	Illinois	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
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	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

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Tornado history nearby

Ogle County

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