Illinois, 1970

Tornadoes in Illinois, June 16, 1970

June 16, 1970 · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

4 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$53,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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

4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, McLean

When
June 16, 5:00 PM CST
Where
McLean County
Rating
F2
Path length
4.3 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.620, -88.830

Tornado, McLean

When
June 16, 5:40 PM CST
Where
McLean County
Path length
3 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
40.600, -88.600

Tornado, Ford

When
June 16, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Ford County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.500, -88.400

Tornado, Clark

When
June 16, 10:03 PM CST
Where
Clark County
Path length
2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
39.400, -87.700

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.

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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: 10010060, 10010061, 10010062, 10010063.