Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, January 24, 1967

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, January 24, 1967
Start: 1967-01-24T16:40
End: 1967-01-24T21:00
Location: Illinois

January 24, 1967 · 16 events in 13 counties and zones

8 tornado, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 21
Property damage: $603,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 16

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

8 tornado, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Henderson

When: January 24, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Henderson County
Rating: F2
Path length: 5.7 mi
Path width: 77 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 40.850, -90.930

Hail, Adams

When: January 24, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Adams County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 39.880, -91.080

Tornado, Mason

When: January 24, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Mason County
Rating: F1
Path length: 4.5 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 40.100, -90.170

Tornado, Carroll

When: January 24, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Carroll County
Rating: F3
Path length: 7.4 mi
Path width: 77 yd
Injuries: 12 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 42.050, -90.030

Tornado, Mason

When: January 24, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Mason County
Rating: F3
Path length: 5.1 mi
Path width: 80 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 40.120, -90.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Whiteside

When: January 24, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Whiteside County
Measured: 68 kt (78 mph)
Coordinates: 41.780, -89.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Greene

When: January 24, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Greene County
Coordinates: 39.280, -90.280

Tornado, Tazewell

When: January 24, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Tazewell County
Rating: F2
Path length: 3.3 mi
Path width: 77 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 40.670, -89.380

Tornado, Macoupin

When: January 24, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Macoupin County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 39.480, -89.770

Tornado, McLean

When: January 24, 6:50 PM CST
Where: McLean County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2.5 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 40.800, -89.400

Thunderstorm Wind,

When: January 24, 8:00 PM CST
Where: County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 41.880, -87.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Fayette

When: January 24, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Fayette County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 39.000, -89.180

Tornado, Champaign

When: January 24, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Champaign County
Rating: F2
Path length: 10.4 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Injuries: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 40.080, -88.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Ogle

When: January 24, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Ogle County
Coordinates: 42.080, -89.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: January 24, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Carroll County
Coordinates: 42.200, -89.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll

When: January 24, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Carroll County
Coordinates: 42.200, -89.780

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Tornado, Mason	1967-01-24				Direct

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Illinois in 1967 Every state in 1967 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Illinois, 1967

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10009966, 10009967, 10009968, 10009969, 10009970, 10009971, 10009972, 10009973, 10009974, 10009975, 10009976, 10009977, 10009978, 10009979, 10009980, 10009981.