Tornadoes · United States · Illinois

2024 tornadoes in Illinois

139 tornadoes touched down in Illinois in 2024, 240 percent above the average of the record for the state. None of them killed anybody.

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The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Enhanced Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

EF065 to 85 mph
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
EF186 to 110 mph
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
EF2111 to 135 mph
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
EF3136 to 165 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
EF4166 to 200 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
EF5over 200 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unrated
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

Every tornado in Illinois in 2024

February 8 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
February 8	4:40 PM CST	EF1	Marshall	10.0	100

February 27 11 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Injuries
February 27	5:56 PM CST	EF1	Henry	2.8	425
February 27	6:15 PM CST	EF0	Lee	0.1	10
February 27	6:28 PM CST	Unrated	DeKalb	1.3	120
February 27	6:53 PM CST	EF0	DeKalb	5.4	175
February 27	6:55 PM CST	EF0	Kane	7.9	125
February 27	7:06 PM CST	EF1	Kane	8.1	125
February 27	7:17 PM CST	EF1	Kane	1.2	125
February 27	7:29 PM CST	EF0	Cook	3.8	300
February 27	7:32 PM CST	EF1	Cook	2.6	110
February 27	7:34 PM CST	EF1	Cook	2.5	160
February 27	7:55 PM CST	EF1	Lake	0.1	40	1

March 4 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
March 4	1:59 PM CST	Unrated	Stephenson	0.1	30

March 14 7 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
March 14	4:36 AM CDT	EF1	Warren	1.1	150
March 14	7:28 AM CDT	EF0	Jersey	8.7	100
March 14	7:44 AM CDT	EF0	Jersey	3.9	75
March 14	7:46 AM CDT	EF0	Jersey	2.8	200
March 14	7:58 AM CDT	EF0	Macoupin	2.1	100
March 14	7:32 PM CDT	EF1	Jefferson	0.5	150	$700,000
March 14	8:11 PM CDT	EF1	Wayne	2.8	75	$120,000

April 2 10 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Injuries	Damage
April 2	4:46 AM CDT	EF2	Williamson	6.7	250		$300,000
April 2	4:56 AM CDT	EF1	Williamson	7.6	250		$205,000
April 2	5:15 AM CDT	EF2	Saline	1.1	100	2	$225,000
April 2	5:21 AM CDT	EF1	Gallatin	1.0	100		$80,000
April 2	5:22 AM CDT	EF1	Gallatin to IN	7.4	100		$111,000
April 2	5:26 AM CDT	EF1	Gallatin	2.0	75		$80,000
April 2	5:30 AM CDT	EF2	Posey to IN	11.9	250		$135,000
April 2	2:02 PM CDT	EF0	Kankakee	4.6	50
April 2	2:10 PM CDT	Unrated	Kankakee	0.7	10
April 2	2:30 PM CDT	EF0	Kankakee	0.5	25

April 7 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
April 7	5:21 PM CDT	EF1	Marion	1.3	25			$30,000

April 18 12 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Injuries	Damage
April 18	4:51 PM CDT	Unrated	Greene	4.3	10
April 18	5:36 PM CDT	Unrated	Jersey	0.0	10
April 18	5:52 PM CDT	EF0	Madison	0.9	100
April 18	5:52 PM CDT	EF1	Macoupin	0.2	75		$50,000
April 18	5:57 PM CDT	EF1	Madison	3.1	75		$100,000
April 18	5:58 PM CDT	EF0	Saint Clair	1.1	35		$10,000
April 18	6:09 PM CDT	EF0	Madison	0.3	75		$5,000
April 18	6:13 PM CDT	EF0	Madison	4.4	100		$10,000
April 18	7:18 PM CDT	EF1	Logan	3.8	200	1
April 18	7:23 PM CDT	EF1	Macon	2.1	300
April 18	7:27 PM CDT	EF1	Macon	3.7	200
April 18	7:37 PM CDT	EF1	Macon	7.2	500

May 7 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 7	2:05 PM CDT	EF0	Boone to WI	14.3	50			$60,000

May 8 4 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Injuries	Damage
May 8	12:01 PM CDT	EF1	Jackson	1.3	100	1	$75,000
May 8	3:10 PM CDT	EF1	Jackson	4.6	75		$12,000
May 8	4:04 PM CDT	EF0	Williamson	6.6	25		$10,000
May 8	4:11 PM CDT	EF1	Saline	7.7	150		$80,000

May 19 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
May 19	6:35 PM CDT	Unrated	McDonough	0.6	20

May 24 4 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)
May 24	7:52 AM CDT	EF1	Rock Island	20.2	50
May 24	8:50 AM CDT	Unrated	Henry	0.3	10
May 24	9:12 AM CDT	Unrated	Whiteside	1.0	10
May 24	9:31 AM CDT	Unrated	Bureau	0.5	10

May 26 8 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Injuries	Damage
May 26	6:34 PM CDT	EF0	Saint Clair	10.5	500		$26,000
May 26	6:38 PM CDT	EF3	Johnson	4.9	300	1	$750,000
May 26	6:50 PM CDT	EF1	Clinton	18.5	325		$123,000
May 26	7:28 PM CDT	EF1	Marion	1.1	325
May 26	7:29 PM CDT	EF2	Marion	8.3	500		$10 million
May 26	8:13 PM CDT	EF1	Union	6.9	100		$43,000
May 26	8:26 PM CDT	EF1	White to IN	34.1	500		$382,000
May 26	8:27 PM CDT	EF1	Lawrence	6.8	250

June 5 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 5	8:27 AM CDT	EF1	Vermilion	1.2	100

June 13 7 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)
June 13	6:56 PM CDT	Unrated	McDonough	0.1	10
June 13	7:00 PM CDT	Unrated	McDonough	0.1	10
June 13	8:28 PM CDT	EF1	McLean	0.7	60
June 13	8:29 PM CDT	EF1	McLean	0.6	60
June 13	8:31 PM CDT	EF1	McLean	1.3	80
June 13	8:45 PM CDT	EF1	McLean	0.9	60
June 13	8:46 PM CDT	EF1	Ford	7.5	1,300

June 22 4 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)
June 22	10:37 PM CDT	EF0	Kane	2.3	300
June 22	10:58 PM CDT	EF0	DuPage	7.8	300
June 22	11:08 PM CDT	EF0	DuPage	1.2	50
June 22	11:13 PM CDT	EF0	DuPage	0.9	50

June 29 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
June 29	6:15 PM CDT	EF0	Warren to IN	4.7	30

July 4 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
July 4	1:37 PM CDT	Unrated	Ford	1.3	30

July 14 14 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)
July 14	8:58 PM CDT	EF0	DeKalb	3.4	100
July 14	9:28 PM CDT	EF1	Kane	9.0	150
July 14	9:43 PM CDT	EF0	Kane	0.8	150
July 14	10:23 PM CDT	EF0	Cook	7.4	250
July 14	10:33 PM CDT	EF0	Cook	8.0	300
July 14	10:40 PM CDT	EF0	Cook	3.6	200
July 14	11:40 PM CDT	EF1	Marshall	0.5	50
July 14	11:42 PM CDT	EF1	Marshall	6.3	100
July 14	11:48 PM CDT	Unrated	Marshall	0.9	60
July 14	11:48 PM CDT	Unrated	Marshall	0.9	60
July 14	12:02 AM CDT	Unrated	LaSalle	4.2	150
July 14	12:03 AM CDT	Unrated	Livingston	3.9	100
July 14	12:06 AM CDT	Unrated	Livingston	1.9	225
July 14	12:10 AM CDT	EF1	Marshall	0.7	50

July 15 46 tornadoes

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Injuries	Damage
July 15	6:40 PM CDT	EF1	Jo Daviess	29.8	100
July 15	6:48 PM CDT	EF1	Jo Daviess	8.1	50
July 15	6:50 PM CDT	EF2	Jo Daviess	15.4	150
July 15	7:17 PM CDT	EF1	Rock Island	24.7	100
July 15	7:26 PM CDT	Unrated	Stephenson	1.0	10
July 15	7:44 PM CDT	EF0	Ogle	5.3	200
July 15	7:58 PM CDT	EF0	Ogle	1.7	150
July 15	7:58 PM CDT	EF0	Winnebago	1.2	100
July 15	8:01 PM CDT	EF0	Winnebago	0.2	25
July 15	8:02 PM CDT	EF1	Henry	5.2	200		$100,000
July 15	8:05 PM CDT	EF0	Ogle	2.2	150
July 15	8:07 PM CDT	EF1	Knox	1.3	150
July 15	8:07 PM CDT	EF1	Henry	1.7	50		$50,000
July 15	8:15 PM CDT	EF0	Peoria	4.3	80
July 15	8:21 PM CDT	EF1	Peoria	2.4	150
July 15	8:25 PM CDT	EF0	Peoria	2.5	100
July 15	8:36 PM CDT	EF1	Woodford	0.4	100
July 15	8:38 PM CDT	EF0	Woodford	1.4	80
July 15	8:38 PM CDT	Unrated	DeKalb	1.8	50
July 15	8:39 PM CDT	EF1	Woodford	1.2	100
July 15	8:39 PM CDT	EF1	Tazewell	12.2	100
July 15	8:49 PM CDT	EF1	Kane	8.4	300
July 15	8:51 PM CDT	Unrated	Tazewell	0.9	80
July 15	8:52 PM CDT	EF0	Kane	10.1	250
July 15	8:55 PM CDT	EF1	Kendall	19.2	200
July 15	8:55 PM CDT	EF0	Woodford	3.8	30
July 15	9:06 PM CDT	EF1	Kendall	19.5	250	2
July 15	9:09 PM CDT	EF2	Grundy	34.6	325	2
July 15	9:10 PM CDT	EF0	Kendall	17.0	300
July 15	9:23 PM CDT	EF0	DuPage	3.1	150
July 15	9:29 PM CDT	EF0	DuPage	0.8	50
July 15	9:33 PM CDT	EF0	Will	2.9	300
July 15	9:34 PM CDT	EF0	DuPage	4.1	250
July 15	9:35 PM CDT	EF0	Kankakee	12.3	275
July 15	9:36 PM CDT	EF0	Cook	1.2	175
July 15	9:37 PM CDT	EF1	Cook	2.1	75
July 15	9:41 PM CDT	EF0	Will	6.4	100
July 15	9:41 PM CDT	EF0	Cook	5.7	300
July 15	9:43 PM CDT	EF1	Cook	5.5	250
July 15	9:43 PM CDT	EF0	Cook	0.4	85
July 15	9:45 PM CDT	EF0	Cook	0.4	125
July 15	9:47 PM CDT	EF1	Cook	3.2	150
July 15	9:47 PM CDT	EF1	Cook	3.1	400
July 15	9:50 PM CDT	EF0	Cook	1.4	150
July 15	9:51 PM CDT	EF1	Kankakee	2.6	100
July 15	9:52 PM CDT	EF1	Lake to IN	29.1	300

July 29 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
July 29	8:45 PM CDT	Unrated	Marion	0.1	10

August 15 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 15	11:06 PM CDT	EF1	Stark	3.2	50

August 30 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
August 30	12:45 PM CDT	EF0	Randolph	0.1	20			$2,000

October 30 1 tornado

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
October 30	11:30 PM CDT	EF0	Adams	0.3	100			$25,000

Crossed into Illinois

Tornadoes that touched down in a neighboring state and ran into Illinois. They are counted under the state they began in.

Date	Time	Rating	Where	Path (mi)	Width (yd)	Damage
May 26	5:48 PM CDT	EF1	Saint Louis, MO to IL	8.8	172	$40,000
July 15	7:02 PM CDT	EF0	Muscatine, IA to IL	3.0	50
July 15	7:19 PM CDT	EF1	Scott, IA to IL	8.0	100

Nearby

Every tornado in Illinois since 1950 Warnings in force in Illinois The live radar over Illinois

What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.