Tornado outbreak of April 21, 1967

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1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) away. Several barns and outbuildings leveled as well. [7] Grazulis did not rate the tornado as significant (F2+). [4]
Tornado outbreak of April 21, 1967
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Aerial view of tornado damage in Oak Lawn
F0S of Holton Muskegon 01100.1 miles (0.16 km)A brief tornado touchdown in a rural area with other funnels also witnessed to have touched down. [7]
F2 Portland Ionia 01150.1 miles (0.16 km)Homes were unroofed in Portland, four barns were destroyed, and 40 cattle were killed. [4]
F4NE of Westphalia Clinton 12 miles (19 km)This violent destroyed buildings on 10 farms. Three homes were destroyed, 18 others were damaged, and 34 sheep were killed in 2 barns. Grazulis rated the tornado F3. [4]
F2N of Cascade Kent 01300.3 miles (0.48 km)Rural outbuildings were destroyed along its path. [7] Grazulis did not rate the tornado as significant (F2+). [4]
F1N of Sunfield Eaton 01480.1 miles (0.16 km)Some farm buildings were destroyed. [7]
F2 Potterville to Lansing Eaton, Ingham 021010.9 miles (17.5 km)A barn and a Meijer store were destroyed, and the side of a house was torn off. [4]

Belvidere, Illinois

  1. ↑ Storm Events Database, Tornado Event Reports: April 21, 1967
  2. 1 2 "One of the worst tornado outbreaks for northern IL with three F4s devastates Belvidere, Lake Zurich, & Oak Lawn, IL". National Weather Service Chicago, Illinois.
  3. ↑ Tornado History Project. "Tornado Map". Archived from the original on November 23, 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Grazulis. p. 1088.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Marshall, Tim (January–February 1997). "The Oak Lawn, Illinois, Tornado: 30 years later". Stormtrack Magazine. 20 (120).
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Allsopp, Jim (2007). "40th Anniversary of Northern Illinois' Worst Tornado Disaster" (PDF). Joliet, Illinois: National Weather Service forecast office. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 "Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena". Storm Data. 9 (4). Asheville, North Carolina: United States Department of Commerce: 24–39. April 1967.
  8. ↑ Grazulis, Thomas P (July 1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991. St. Johnsbury, Vermont: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. ISBN   1-879362-03-1.
  9. ↑ Illinois Event Report: F4 Tornado, National Centers for Environmental Information
  10. ↑ "The Oak Lawn Tornado April 21, 1967" (PDF). National Weather Service. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Feris, Charles; James Vermoch, Henry Yario (1967). "The Oak Lawn Tornado: April 21, 1967" (PDF). U.S. Weather Bureau forecast office. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 13, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  12. ↑ Oak Lawn Tornado: 50 Years Later Survivors Recall 'Black Friday'; Friday, Apr 21, 2017; Swanson, Lorraine; retrieved July 2021
  13. 1 2 "Twisters Kill 49 and Injure 1,500 in Northern Illinois". The New York Times. Associated Press. April 22, 1967. pp. 1, 16.
  14. ↑ The 1967 Oak Lawn Tornado at the Oak Lawn Public Library.
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