Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, DuPage County, Illinois, July 18, 1997
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (41.87, -88.12) to the end point (41.87, -88.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 18, 1997, 2:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Illinois
- Counties
- DuPage County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 18, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 1997 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 3.5 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 18, 1997 | F1 | Illinois | 2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 18, 1997 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.3 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 18, 1997 | F0 | Pennsylvania | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 18, 1997 | F0 | Wisconsin | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 18, 1997 | F0 | Pennsylvania | 1 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 18, 1997 | F0 | Pennsylvania | 2.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 18, 1997 | F0 | Pennsylvania | 2.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 18, 1997 | F0 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.