Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Lake County, Illinois, April 20, 1976
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length0.8 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (42.45, -87.83) to the end point (42.45, -87.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 20, 1976, 7:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- Lake County
- Path
- 0.8 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 20, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 1976 | F2 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1976 | F1 | Louisiana | 0.4 mi | 60 yd | 1 | 27 |
| Apr 20, 1976 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1976 | F0 | Arkansas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1976 | F0 | Arkansas | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1976 | F0 | Missouri | 0.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.