Tornadoes · United States · Illinois
Tornadoes in Henry County, Illinois
71 tornadoes have crossed Henry County since 1950, 10th of the 102 counties in Illinois with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.1 years. They have killed 0 people and injured 8. None was rated F4 or above.
The rating scale
Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The United States rated tornadoes on Ted Fujita’s F scale until 31 January 2007 and on the Enhanced Fujita scale after it. Both run from 0 to 5, and both rate the damage rather than measure the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.
F0 / EF040 to 72 mph on the F scale, 65 to 85 mph on the EF scale
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
F1 / EF173 to 112 mph on the F scale, 86 to 110 mph on the EF scale
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
F2 / EF2113 to 157 mph on the F scale, 111 to 135 mph on the EF scale
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.
F3 / EF3158 to 206 mph on the F scale, 136 to 165 mph on the EF scale
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
F4 / EF4207 to 260 mph on the F scale, 166 to 200 mph on the EF scale
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
F5 / EF5261 to 318 mph on the F scale, over 200 mph on the EF scale
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.
Now
- Tornadoes
- 71
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 8
- F4 and above
- 0
- Worst on record
- EF2, April 4, 2023
The strongest
- F2, Mercer, Rock Island and Henry counties, IllinoisApril 21, 1973
- F2, Henry County, IllinoisApril 21, 1967
- F2, Henry County, IllinoisSeptember 26, 1959
- F2, Henry County, IllinoisApril 26, 1956
- EF2, Henry and Bureau counties, IllinoisMarch 31, 2023
- F2, Rock Island and Henry counties, IllinoisMay 16, 1974
- EF2, Henry County, IllinoisMarch 31, 2023
- F2, Henry County, IllinoisApril 21, 1967
- EF2, Henry County, IllinoisMarch 31, 2023
- EF2, Henry County, IllinoisMarch 31, 2023
Every year with a tornado
The 27 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Henry County. Each year links to every tornado in Illinois that year.
Every tornado that crossed Henry County
71 tornadoes, newest first.
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 20, 2025 | 8:58 PM CDT | EF0 | Henry | 1.1 | 50 | |||
| April 20, 2025 | 8:58 PM CDT | EF1 | Henry | 7.3 | 25 | $1,000 | ||
| April 20, 2025 | 8:58 PM CDT | EF1 | Henry | 7.2 | 100 | |||
| April 20, 2025 | 8:57 PM CDT | EF0 | Henry | 0.2 | 50 | |||
| April 20, 2025 | 8:54 PM CDT | Unrated | Henry | 0.3 | 10 | |||
| April 20, 2025 | 8:41 PM CDT | EF1 | Knox | 4.4 | 120 | |||
| April 20, 2025 | 8:39 PM CDT | EF1 | Knox | 16.5 | 150 | |||
| April 20, 2025 | 8:35 PM CDT | EF0 | Henry | 2.2 | 75 | $1,000 | ||
| July 15, 2024 | 8:07 PM CDT | EF1 | Henry | 1.7 | 50 | $50,000 | ||
| July 15, 2024 | 8:02 PM CDT | EF1 | Henry | 5.2 | 200 | $100,000 | ||
| July 15, 2024 | 7:17 PM CDT | EF1 | Rock Island | 24.7 | 100 | |||
| May 24, 2024 | 8:50 AM CDT | Unrated | Henry | 0.3 | 10 | |||
| May 24, 2024 | 7:52 AM CDT | EF1 | Rock Island | 20.2 | 50 | |||
| February 27, 2024 | 5:56 PM CST | EF1 | Henry | 2.8 | 425 | |||
| April 5, 2023 | 4:48 AM CDT | EF0 | Henry | 3.1 | 50 | |||
| April 4, 2023 | 10:15 AM CDT | EF2 | Henry | 2.8 | 600 | |||
| April 4, 2023 | 9:57 AM CDT | EF2 | Henry | 0.5 | 50 | |||
| March 31, 2023 | 6:37 PM CDT | EF2 | Henry | 6.8 | 650 | |||
| March 31, 2023 | 6:36 PM CDT | EF2 | Henry | 9.3 | 440 | |||
| March 31, 2023 | 6:33 PM CDT | EF2 | Henry | 3.0 | 200 | |||
| March 31, 2023 | 6:24 PM CDT | EF2 | Henry | 3.5 | 300 | |||
| August 25, 2021 | 3:39 PM CDT | Unrated | Henry | 0.0 | 10 | |||
| November 10, 2020 | 2:42 PM CST | EF1 | Henry | 0.3 | 30 | |||
| May 14, 2020 | 10:16 PM CDT | EF1 | Henry | 4.3 | 100 | |||
| March 28, 2020 | 7:43 PM CDT | Unrated | Henry | 1.1 | 10 | |||
| June 26, 2018 | 8:23 PM CDT | EF0 | Henry | 0.0 | 10 | |||
| May 17, 2017 | 9:20 PM CDT | EF2 | Henry | 1.3 | 50 | 1 | $40,000 | |
| May 17, 2017 | 8:44 PM CDT | EF1 | Henry | 2.1 | 50 | |||
| May 17, 2017 | 8:00 PM CDT | EF1 | Mercer | 8.1 | 150 | $40,000 | ||
| November 11, 2015 | 6:39 PM CST | EF1 | Henry | 4.2 | 50 | |||
| May 26, 2015 | 9:59 AM CDT | EF1 | Henry | 4.0 | 50 | $10,000 | ||
| July 12, 2014 | 10:00 PM CDT | EF1 | Henry | 0.7 | 50 | |||
| June 24, 2013 | 4:00 PM CDT | EF1 | Henry | 6.2 | 50 | $50,000 | ||
| May 10, 2003 | 8:55 PM CDT | F0 | Henry | 25.5 | 100 | $650,000 | ||
| April 30, 2003 | 7:29 PM CDT | F0 | Henry | 0.0 | 50 | |||
| May 18, 2000 | 3:34 PM CDT | F0 | Henry | 0.1 | 10 | |||
| May 18, 2000 | 3:11 PM CDT | F0 | Henry | 0.1 | 10 | |||
| May 18, 2000 | 3:09 PM CDT | F0 | Henry | 0.1 | 10 | |||
| May 18, 2000 | 2:50 PM CDT | F0 | Henry | 0.1 | 10 | |||
| May 8, 2000 | 9:11 PM CDT | F0 | Henry | 0.1 | 10 | |||
| May 15, 1998 | 7:55 PM CDT | F0 | Henry | 1.0 | 30 | |||
| April 15, 1998 | 3:50 PM CDT | F0 | Henry | 0.1 | 30 | |||
| April 30, 1997 | 3:30 PM CDT | F0 | Henry | 2.0 | 10 | |||
| August 18, 1996 | 5:05 PM CDT | F0 | Henry | 0.1 | 10 | |||
| August 18, 1996 | 4:01 PM CDT | F0 | Henry | 0.1 | 10 | |||
| April 19, 1996 | 7:00 PM CDT | F1 | Henry | 3.5 | 100 | 4 | $20 million | |
| May 27, 1995 | 7:20 PM CDT | F0 | Henry | 0.1 | 50 | |||
| May 9, 1995 | 6:00 PM CDT | F0 | Henry | 0.1 | 73 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| April 14, 1987 | 3:15 PM CDT | F0 | Henry | 0.5 | 10 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| August 25, 1981 | 5:05 PM CDT | F1 | Henry | 0.3 | 17 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| June 9, 1979 | 3:45 PM CDT | F1 | Henry | 3.0 | 30 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| March 30, 1979 | 1:50 PM CST | F1 | Henry | 1.0 | 70 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| April 29, 1975 | 6:30 PM CDT | F0 | Henry | 0.1 | 10 | |||
| June 20, 1974 | 6:30 PM CDT | F1 | Henry | 0.1 | 10 | $500 to $5,000 | ||
| June 20, 1974 | 6:30 PM CDT | F0 | Henry | 1.5 | 10 | $50,000 to $500,000 | ||
| June 20, 1974 | 6:12 PM CDT | F0 | Henry | 0.1 | 10 | |||
| May 16, 1974 | 8:30 PM CDT | F2 | Rock Island | 9.2 | 100 | $500,000 to $5 million | ||
| April 21, 1974 | 2:40 PM CDT | F2 | Henry | 2.0 | 50 | $500 to $5,000 | ||
| December 4, 1973 | 11:00 AM CST | F0 | Henry | 0.1 | 10 | |||
| June 18, 1973 | 1:15 PM CDT | F0 | Henry | 0.1 | 10 | |||
| April 21, 1973 | 5:43 PM CST | F2 | Mercer | 30.2 | 10 | 2 | $500,000 to $5 million | |
| April 21, 1967 | 3:50 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Henry | 4.5 | 300 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| April 21, 1967 | 3:35 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Henry | 25.1 | 300 | $50,000 to $500,000 | ||
| April 23, 1965 | 11:50 PM GMT-6 | F1 | Mercer | 6.6 | 100 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| April 23, 1965 | 11:45 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Henry | 0.2 | 100 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| April 23, 1965 | 11:45 PM GMT-6 | F1 | Mercer | 25.4 | 100 | 1 | $50,000 to $500,000 | |
| May 28, 1962 | 8:45 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Henry | 0.1 | 10 | $50,000 to $500,000 | ||
| May 28, 1962 | 7:10 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Henry | 0.1 | 10 | |||
| May 28, 1962 | 6:12 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Henry | 0.1 | 10 | |||
| September 26, 1959 | 4:30 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Henry | 12.9 | 10 | $50,000 to $500,000 | ||
| April 26, 1956 | 9:15 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Henry | 10.9 | 10 | $50,000 to $500,000 |
Nearby
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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.