Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F4 tornado, Cook County, Illinois, June 13, 1976

RatingF4

Deaths2

Injuries23

Length3.3 mi

Width1,760 yd

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Map

Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.67, -88.00) to the end point (41.73, -87.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: June 13, 1976, 4:18 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F4
States: Illinois
Counties: Cook County, DuPage County
Path: 3.3 miles long, up to 1,760 yards wide
Casualties: 2 deaths, 23 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on June 13, 1976

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Jun 13, 1976	F5	Iowa	21.3 mi	880 yd	9
Jun 13, 1976	F3	Iowa	17.9 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 13, 1976	F3	Iowa	0.1 mi	333 yd	0
Jun 13, 1976	F2	Iowa	4.5 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 13, 1976	F2	Iowa	1.3 mi	200 yd	0
Jun 13, 1976	F2	Iowa	20 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 13, 1976	F2	Iowa	14 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 13, 1976	F2	Wisconsin	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 13, 1976	F1	Wisconsin	24.6 mi	100 yd	2
Jun 13, 1976	F1	Wisconsin	21.3 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 13, 1976	F1	Wisconsin	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 13, 1976	F1	Wisconsin	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 13, 1976	F1	Wisconsin	10.8 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 13, 1976	F0	Wyoming	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 13, 1976	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	10 yd	1

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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