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F2 tornado in Kankakee County, Illinois

Tornado April 20, 2004 · Kankakee County, Illinois

F2
Rating
3.0 mi
Path length
50 yd
Path width
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F2 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F2 meant considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted; the scale paired it with winds of 113–157 mph, figures later judged too high, especially toward the top of the scale, and revised downward in the Enhanced Fujita scale. Ratings then, as now, came from the damage.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The tornado began in an open field and moved north northeast along county road 11000 East, knocking down trees and limbs. The tornado intensified from County Road 2630 South to 2430 South where homes were damaged, a mobile home was destroyed and large trees were knocked down or damaged. The most intense damage occurred at a church where the roof was taken off and walls were pushed down. The tornado continued across a farm field knocking over 2 pivot irrigation systems. It ended near 1000 South where trees were damaged.

Began near Hopkins Park (41.0833, -87.6167).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

10 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

F3 La Salle County 8 deadF1 La Salle CountyF1 Kankakee CountyF1 Will CountyF0 La Salle CountyF0 Ford CountyF0 Ford CountyF0 Kankakee CountyF0 Will CountyF0 Grundy County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5390686. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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