Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Porter County, Indiana, April 18, 1975
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries4
Length0.1 mi
Width23 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.28, -87.20) to the end point (41.28, -87.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 18, 1975, 6:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Porter County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 23 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 18, 1975
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 1975 | F3 | Illinois | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 1975 | F2 | Indiana | 3.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 18, 1975 | F1 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1975 | F1 | Illinois | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1975 | F1 | Arkansas | 1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1975 | F1 | Michigan | 3.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 18, 1975 | F1 | Illinois | 2.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1975 | F1 | Illinois | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1975 | F1 | Tennessee | 6.6 mi | 440 yd | 1 | 6 |
| Apr 18, 1975 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 1975 | F0 | Illinois | 0.2 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1975 | F0 | Indiana | 0.2 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.