Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, DeKalb County, Illinois, June 18, 1975
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length4.7 mi
Width27 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.05, -88.85) to the end point (42.03, -88.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 18, 1975, 12:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- DeKalb County
- Path
- 4.7 miles long, up to 27 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 18, 1975
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 1975 | F4 | Nebraska | 15.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 18, 1975 | F3 | Nebraska | 15 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 18, 1975 | F3 | Nebraska | 21.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 18, 1975 | F3 | Nebraska | 9.4 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 18, 1975 | F3 | Nebraska | 28.4 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 3 |
| Jun 18, 1975 | F2 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 18, 1975 | F2 | Iowa | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 18, 1975 | F2 | Nebraska | 21.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 18, 1975 | F1 | Nebraska | 1.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 18, 1975 | F1 | Nebraska | 18.2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 18, 1975 | F1 | Nebraska | 9.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 18, 1975 | F1 | Nebraska | 12.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 18, 1975 | F1 | Colorado | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 18, 1975 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 18, 1975 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.