StateIL1950 → 2025
Illinois
Every recorded Illinois tornado since 1950: 3,149 tornadoes, 37 rated F4/EF4 or stronger, by year, month and county.
Counts use the part of each tornado inside this state. A tornado that crossed a state line is counted in each state it touched.
3,149
Tornadoes
37
F/EF4 or stronger
235
Tornado deaths
12,763
Miles of track
102
Counties with a tornado
Tornadoes per year
19501960197019801990200020102020
Tornadoes by month
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Strongest
Ranked by rating, then deaths, then path length.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 08/28/90 | F5 | Oswego to Rockdale, Illinois | IL | 16.4 mi | 600 yd | 29 | 350 |
| 2 | 12/18/57 | F5 | Tamaroa, Illinois | IL | 5.4 mi | 200 yd | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 04/21/67 | F4 | Palos Heights to Whiting, Illinois | IL | 15.0 mi | 200 yd | 33 | 500 |
| 4 | 04/21/67 | F4 | Cherry Valley to Woodstock, Illinois | IL | 25.5 mi | 1,200 yd | 24 | 450 |
| 5 | 02/10/59 | F4 | Eureka, MO to Venice, IL | MO, IL | 0.1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 345 |
| 6 | 12/18/57 | F4 | Grand Tower to Zeigler, Illinois | IL | 28.3 mi | 300 yd | 11 | 200 |
| 7 | 05/29/82 | F4 | Cambria to Pittsburg, Illinois | IL | 17.0 mi | 400 yd | 10 | 181 |
| 8 | 02/29/12 | EF4 | Carrier Mills to Ridgway, Illinois | IL | 26.1 mi | 325 yd | 8 | 108 |
| 9 | 02/24/56 | F4 | Union, MO to Breese, IL | MO, IL | 42.3 mi | 500 yd | 6 | 36 |
| 10 | 04/11/65 | F4 | Lakewood to Island Lake, Illinois | IL | 9.1 mi | 400 yd | 6 | 75 |
Deadliest
Deaths in this state.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04/21/67 | F4 | Palos Heights to Whiting, Illinois | IL | 15.0 mi | 200 yd | 33 | 500 |
| 2 | 08/28/90 | F5 | Oswego to Rockdale, Illinois | IL | 16.4 mi | 600 yd | 29 | 350 |
| 3 | 04/21/67 | F4 | Cherry Valley to Woodstock, Illinois | IL | 25.5 mi | 1,200 yd | 24 | 450 |
| 4 | 12/18/57 | F4 | Grand Tower to Zeigler, Illinois | IL | 28.3 mi | 300 yd | 11 | 200 |
| 5 | 05/29/82 | F4 | Cambria to Pittsburg, Illinois | IL | 17.0 mi | 400 yd | 10 | 181 |
| 6 | 04/20/04 | F3 | Mark to North Utica, Illinois | IL | 15.8 mi | 880 yd | 8 | 12 |
| 7 | 02/29/12 | EF4 | Carrier Mills to Ridgway, Illinois | IL | 26.1 mi | 325 yd | 8 | 108 |
| 8 | 02/24/56 | F4 | Union, MO to Breese, IL | MO, IL | 42.3 mi | 500 yd | 6 | 36 |
| 9 | 04/11/65 | F4 | Lakewood to Island Lake, Illinois | IL | 9.1 mi | 400 yd | 6 | 75 |
| 10 | 08/21/77 | F3 | Windsor to Greenup, Illinois | IL | 26.9 mi | 77 yd | 6 | 56 |
Longest tracks in Illinois
Length on the ground inside this state.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07/21/61 | F1 | Quincy to Tampico, Illinois | IL | 147 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 05/14/61 | F3 | Hannibal to Wyoming, Illinois | IL | 127 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | 03/06/61 | F1 | Jerseyville to Greenup, Illinois | IL | 118 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 03/06/61 | F2 | Chester, IL to Albion, IL | IL, MO | 110 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 01/18/73 | F1 | Benton to Mount Vernon, Illinois | IL | 95.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 07/17/72 | F3 | Wyoming to Joliet, Illinois | IL | 81.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 10/09/58 | F2 | Davis to Waukegan, Illinois | IL | 81.0 mi | 10 yd | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 05/03/58 | F1 | Red Bud to Iuka, Illinois | IL | 75.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 08/15/58 | F2 | Dixon to Rockdale, Illinois | IL | 74.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 05/10/03 | F2 | Canton to Roseville, Illinois | IL | 69.2 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 4 |
Widest since 1995
Maximum path width.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 05/16/25 | EF2 | Clayton, MO to Edwardsville, IL | MO, IL | 14.3 mi | 1,750 yd | 0 | 38 |
| 2 | 04/19/96 | F3 | Ogden, Illinois | IL | 2.0 mi | 1,500 yd | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | 06/22/15 | EF3 | Mazon to Essex, Illinois | IL | 16.3 mi | 1,320 yd | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | 03/14/25 | EF2 | Florissant, MO to Alton, IL | MO, IL | 2.5 mi | 1,320 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 06/13/24 | EF1 | Colfax to Gibson City, Illinois | IL | 7.6 mi | 1,300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 04/02/25 | EF2 | Toledo, IL to St. Mary of the Woods, IN | IL, IN | 44.5 mi | 1,200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 05/30/03 | F2 | Clinton, Illinois | IL | 12.8 mi | 1,100 yd | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | 02/28/17 | EF4 | Perryville, MO to Christopher, IL | MO, IL | 36.1 mi | 1,100 yd | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | 05/13/95 | F4 | Fort Madison to Abingdon, Illinois | IL | 50.0 mi | 1,000 yd | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | 05/06/03 | F4 | Dongola to Golconda, Illinois | IL | 33.0 mi | 1,000 yd | 2 | 33 |
Widest 1950 to 1994
Mean path width.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07/23/75 | F3 | Cuba to Canton, Illinois | IL | 11.1 mi | 2,630 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 07/23/75 | F3 | Cuba to Glasford, Illinois | IL | 14.0 mi | 2,630 yd | 2 | 69 |
| 3 | 06/13/76 | F4 | Lemont to Burr Ridge, Illinois | IL | 3.3 mi | 1,760 yd | 2 | 23 |
| 4 | 08/03/91 | F1 | Olney, Illinois | IL | 0.5 mi | 1,733 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 04/22/63 | F3 | Tuscola, IL to Dana, IN | IL, IN | 38.6 mi | 1,600 yd | 0 | 40 |
| 6 | 06/13/75 | F3 | Avon to Farmington, Illinois | IL | 6.6 mi | 1,300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 04/21/67 | F4 | Cherry Valley to Woodstock, Illinois | IL | 25.5 mi | 1,200 yd | 24 | 450 |
| 8 | 05/15/68 | F1 | Atlanta to Farmer City, Illinois | IL | 25.4 mi | 1,000 yd | 4 | 50 |
| 9 | 05/05/77 | F4 | Atlanta to McLean, Illinois | IL | 7.3 mi | 1,000 yd | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 05/01/83 | F3 | East St. Louis, IL to Edwardsville, IL | MO, IL | 15.0 mi | 1,000 yd | 0 | 3 |
Counties
select a column to sort| County | Tornadoes | F/EF4+ | Deaths | Years | Strongest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLean County | 122 | 0 | 0 | 1950–2025 | F3 |
| Will County | 100 | 2 | 34 | 1955–2025 | F5 |
| Sangamon County | 93 | 1 | 4 | 1954–2025 | F4 |
| Champaign County | 87 | 1 | 3 | 1953–2025 | F4 |
| Cook County | 87 | 2 | 41 | 1954–2025 | F4 |
| Macon County | 79 | 1 | 2 | 1951–2025 | F4 |
| Logan County | 73 | 1 | 1 | 1951–2025 | F4 |
| Tazewell County | 73 | 1 | 3 | 1951–2025 | EF4 |
| Henry County | 72 | 0 | 0 | 1956–2025 | F2 |
| Vermilion County | 72 | 1 | 1 | 1953–2025 | F4 |
| LaSalle County | 66 | 1 | 13 | 1955–2024 | EF4 |
| Madison County | 65 | 3 | 9 | 1950–2025 | F4 |
| Kankakee County | 61 | 1 | 3 | 1950–2024 | F4 |
| St. Clair County | 60 | 1 | 12 | 1952–2025 | F4 |
| Christian County | 58 | 0 | 0 | 1955–2025 | EF3 |
| Iroquois County | 58 | 0 | 0 | 1954–2025 | EF3 |
| Livingston County | 54 | 1 | 5 | 1950–2025 | EF4 |
| Woodford County | 54 | 2 | 3 | 1954–2024 | EF4 |
| Montgomery County | 51 | 0 | 3 | 1950–2023 | F3 |
| Fulton County | 50 | 1 | 2 | 1960–2024 | F4 |
| Macoupin County | 49 | 0 | 1 | 1950–2024 | EF3 |
| Bureau County | 48 | 0 | 1 | 1951–2025 | F3 |
| DuPage County | 46 | 1 | 4 | 1955–2025 | F4 |
| Kane County | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1955–2024 | F2 |
| Mercer County | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1952–2025 | F3 |
| Randolph County | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1950–2025 | EF4 |
| McDonough County | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1957–2025 | F3 |
| Morgan County | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1955–2025 | F3 |
| Whiteside County | 44 | 1 | 0 | 1961–2024 | F4 |
| Mason County | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1951–2025 | F3 |
| Monroe County | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1957–2025 | F3 |
| Jackson County | 40 | 3 | 11 | 1951–2025 | F4 |
| Lee County | 40 | 1 | 3 | 1956–2024 | EF4 |
| Rock Island County | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1959–2025 | F3 |
| Coles County | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1958–2025 | F3 |
| Ford County | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1954–2025 | F3 |
| Peoria County | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1960–2024 | F4 |
| Marion County | 38 | 0 | 2 | 1953–2024 | F2 |
| Warren County | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1959–2025 | F4 |
| Piatt County | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1956–2025 | F4 |
| Adams County | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1955–2025 | F3 |
| Knox County | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1961–2025 | F3 |
| Pike County | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1956–2021 | F3 |
| Shelby County | 35 | 0 | 6 | 1955–2025 | F3 |
| Washington County | 35 | 1 | 2 | 1953–2023 | EF4 |
| Edgar County | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1958–2025 | F3 |
| Jefferson County | 33 | 1 | 4 | 1953–2024 | F4 |
| Ogle County | 33 | 1 | 4 | 1959–2024 | EF4 |
| Kendall County | 32 | 1 | 30 | 1954–2025 | F5 |
| DeKalb County | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1958–2024 | EF4 |
| Douglas County | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1956–2025 | F3 |
| McHenry County | 30 | 3 | 32 | 1958–2024 | F4 |
| Wayne County | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1957–2024 | F4 |
| Hancock County | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1955–2023 | F4 |
| Clinton County | 28 | 1 | 9 | 1956–2025 | F4 |
| Effingham County | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1959–2025 | F3 |
| Fayette County | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1954–2025 | F3 |
| White County | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1957–2025 | EF3 |
| De Witt County | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1955–2025 | F4 |
| Grundy County | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1955–2024 | F3 |
| Boone County | 25 | 2 | 28 | 1958–2025 | F4 |
| Union County | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1955–2025 | F3 |
| Bond County | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1950–2025 | F3 |
| Perry County | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1951–2025 | F5 |
| Schuyler County | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1957–2021 | F3 |
| Winnebago County | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1958–2024 | F2 |
| Lake County | 23 | 3 | 8 | 1957–2024 | F4 |
| Williamson County | 23 | 3 | 21 | 1957–2025 | F4 |
| Greene County | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1952–2024 | F3 |
| Carroll County | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1950–2024 | F3 |
| Crawford County | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1956–2025 | EF3 |
| Jersey County | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1961–2024 | EF2 |
| Jo Daviess County | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1956–2024 | F3 |
| Stephenson County | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1958–2024 | F2 |
| Cass County | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1955–2025 | F2 |
| Franklin County | 20 | 2 | 12 | 1957–2022 | F4 |
| Johnson County | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1957–2025 | F3 |
| Clay County | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1957–2024 | F4 |
| Massac County | 19 | 1 | 5 | 1973–2025 | F4 |
| Saline County | 19 | 1 | 8 | 1957–2025 | EF4 |
| Wabash County | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1958–2024 | F4 |
| Alexander County | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1957–2025 | F2 |
| Cumberland County | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1960–2025 | F3 |
| Jasper County | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1957–2025 | F4 |
| Marshall County | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1965–2024 | F3 |
| Scott County | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1955–2025 | F3 |
| Richland County | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1956–2022 | F4 |
| Stark County | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1959–2025 | F3 |
| Menard County | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1954–2025 | F3 |
| Henderson County | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1967–2015 | F4 |
| Moultrie County | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1956–2025 | F3 |
| Pope County | 15 | 1 | 8 | 1972–2025 | F4 |
| Gallatin County | 14 | 1 | 8 | 1963–2025 | EF4 |
| Clark County | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1970–2025 | EF2 |
| Hamilton County | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1957–2020 | F4 |
| Brown County | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1955–2023 | F2 |
| Pulaski County | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1957–2025 | F4 |
| Putnam County | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1965–2024 | F3 |
| Edwards County | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1957–2015 | F4 |
| Lawrence County | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1956–2024 | F3 |
| Calhoun County | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1958–2025 | F3 |
| Hardin County | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1959–2016 | F1 |
- Reporting changed over time. Tornado counts rose from the 1990s on as Doppler radar, spotter networks and cameras caught more weak tornadoes. Counts from different decades are not directly comparable, especially for the weakest ratings.
- F and EF ratings. The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale replaced the Fujita (F) Scale on 02/01/07. Both estimate wind speed from damage, but they use different damage indicators, so each rating is shown with its own scale.
- Ratings before the mid 1970s. The F Scale came into use in the early 1970s. Tornadoes from 1950 until then were rated afterward from newspaper accounts, photos and records, which tends to make those ratings less certain.
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Data: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database · updated 10/03/26