Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Lake County, Indiana, June 20, 1974

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries5

Length4.5 mi

Width150 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.28, -87.42) to the end point (41.32, -87.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: June 20, 1974, 7:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: Indiana
Counties: Lake County
Path: 4.5 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 5 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on June 20, 1974

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Jun 20, 1974	F3	Iowa	10.6 mi	200 yd	1	20
Jun 20, 1974	F2	Michigan	5.7 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F2	Michigan	0.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F1	Wyoming	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F1	Wyoming	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F1	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F1	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F1	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F1	Wisconsin	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F1	Michigan	2 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F1	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F1	Indiana	0.5 mi	27 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F0	Mississippi	0.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F0	South Dakota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F0	Illinois	1.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1974	F0	Illinois	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

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