Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Putnam County, Illinois, September 12, 1974
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width600 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.18, -89.17) to the end point (41.18, -89.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 12, 1974, 3:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Putnam County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 600 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 12, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 1974 | F2 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12, 1974 | F1 | Michigan | 4.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12, 1974 | F1 | Michigan | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12, 1974 | F0 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.