The April 21, 1974 tornado
F4Fond du Lac and Winnebago counties, Wisconsin
An F4 tornado on a 26.0-mile path that injured 35. It was one of 14 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · April 21, 1974
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 26.0 mi
- Width up to 200 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 35
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Sunday, April 21, 1974
- 2:40 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.