Draft:1967 Belvidere tornado
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| Meteorological history | |
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| Formed | April 21, 1967, 11:02 p.m. CDT (UTC−05:00) |
| F4 tornado | |
| on the Fujita scale | |
| Highest winds | 207–260 mph (333–418 km/h) |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 24 |
| Injuries | 500 |
| Areas affected | Boone County, Illinois |
Part of the 1967 Oak Lawn tornado outbreak | |
On the afternoon of April 21, 1967, a violent F4 tornado impacted the cities of Belvidere and Harvard in Illinois.
Meteorological synopsis
[edit]Tornado summary
[edit]Aftermath
[edit]See also =
[edit]- 2015 Rochelle–Fairdale tornado, a violent tornado that approached Belvidere
- Belvidere Apollo Theatre collapse, caused by a weak tornado in downtown Belvidere
- Tornado preparedness
- List of tornado-related deaths at schools
- List of schools struck by tornadoes