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Tornadoes in Livingston County, Illinois

60 tornadoes have crossed Livingston County since 1950, 6 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 17th of the 102 counties in Illinois with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.3 years. They have killed 5 people and injured 162. 1 was rated F4 or EF4 and 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.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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
60
Deaths
5
Injuries
162
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
EF4, November 17, 2013

The deadliest in Livingston County

  1. EF4 Washington–Roanoke tornado, IllinoisNovember 17, 20133 killed, 125 injured
  2. EF2, Livingston County, IllinoisJune 5, 20101 killed, 13 injured
  3. F3, Livingston, Ford and Kankakee counties, IllinoisApril 7, 19541 killed, 13 injured

The strongest

  1. EF4 Washington–Roanoke tornado, IllinoisNovember 17, 2013EF4, 46.4 mi (75 km)
  2. F3, Livingston, Ford and Kankakee counties, IllinoisApril 7, 1954F3, 42.6 mi (69 km)
  3. EF3, Livingston and LaSalle counties, IllinoisJune 11, 2026EF3, 11.9 mi (19 km)
  4. EF3, Livingston County, IllinoisJune 5, 2010EF3, 8.6 mi (14 km)
  5. F2, Livingston and Ford counties, IllinoisJune 7, 1980F2, 34.5 mi (56 km)
  6. F2, LaSalle, Livingston and Grundy counties, IllinoisNovember 12, 1965F2, 32.1 mi (52 km)
  7. F2, Livingston, LaSalle and Grundy counties, IllinoisDecember 3, 1955F2, 32.0 mi (51 km)
  8. F2, Livingston County, IllinoisJune 25, 1978F2, 16.4 mi (26 km)
  9. F2, McLean and Livingston counties, IllinoisMay 23, 2004F2, 13.1 mi (21 km)
  10. EF2, Livingston County, IllinoisJune 22, 2016EF2, 11.1 mi (18 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 31 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Livingston County. Each year links to every tornado in Illinois that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
202667EF3
20251EF1
20244EF0
20231Unrated
20211EF0
20171EF2
201624EF2
20152EF0
201323125EF4
20106113EF3
20091EF0
20083EF1
20061F0
20045F2
20022F0
20005F0
19951F1
19861F2
19822F1
19801F2
19791F0
19781F2
19711F1
19691F1
19652F2
19611F0
19581F1
19571F1
19551F2
19541113F3
19501F1

Every tornado that crossed Livingston County

60 tornadoes, newest first. The 6 at the top are this year's, from the surveying office rather than SPC's published database, and their ratings are marked as preliminary.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
March 10, 20264:49 PM CDTEF0Livingston1.1175
March 10, 20264:57 PM CDTUnratedLivingston0.310
April 17, 20269:19 PM CDTEF1McLean7.950
June 11, 20265:32 PM CDTEF3Livingston11.96007
June 11, 20265:44 PM CDTEF1Livingston22.8900
June 11, 20265:55 PM CDTUnratedLivingston0.8250
December 28, 20252:52 PM CSTEF1Livingston0.9125
July 15, 20248:55 PM CDTEF0Woodford3.830
July 14, 202412:06 AM CDTUnratedLivingston1.9225
July 14, 202412:03 AM CDTUnratedLivingston3.9100
July 14, 202412:02 AM CDTUnratedLaSalle4.2150
March 31, 20234:05 PM CDTUnratedLivingston0.015
June 26, 20214:36 PM CDTEF0Livingston0.775
February 28, 20175:52 PM CSTEF2Livingston5.675
June 22, 201610:49 PM CDTEF0Livingston0.110
June 22, 201610:06 PM CDTEF2Livingston11.14404
August 18, 20155:05 PM CDTEF0Livingston0.025
August 18, 20154:32 PM CDTEF0Livingston0.025
November 17, 201311:43 AM CSTEF0Livingston2.650
November 17, 201310:59 AM CSTEF4Washington–Roanoke tornado46.48803125$935 million
June 5, 201010:08 PM CDTEF0Livingston0.450$2,000
June 5, 20109:31 PM CDTEF0Livingston3.820$20,000
June 5, 20109:16 PM CDTEF0Livingston2.420$100,000
June 5, 20109:12 PM CDTEF2Livingston6.0300113$3.0 million
June 5, 20108:58 PM CDTEF3Livingston8.6440$750,000
May 26, 20106:45 PM CDTEF0Livingston0.430
March 8, 20091:01 PM CDTEF0Livingston0.5100$20,000
June 7, 20084:31 PM CDTEF1Livingston3.640$50,000
June 7, 20084:21 PM CDTEF0Livingston0.920
June 4, 20087:45 PM CDTEF1Livingston3.4200$40,000
April 2, 20067:22 PM CDTF0McLean2.650
May 30, 20046:40 PM CDTF0Livingston1.020
May 30, 20046:32 PM CDTF0Livingston0.220
May 30, 20046:12 PM CDTF0Livingston0.220
May 30, 20046:11 PM CDTF1Livingston12.050
May 23, 20048:20 PM CDTF2McLean13.1240
June 4, 20023:16 PM CDTF0Livingston1.050
June 4, 20022:54 PM CDTF0Livingston2.050
May 31, 20003:05 PM CDTF0Livingston0.530
May 18, 20006:45 PM CDTF0Livingston0.550
May 18, 20006:00 PM CDTF0Livingston0.550
May 18, 20005:50 PM CDTF0Livingston0.550
May 18, 20005:35 PM CDTF0Livingston0.550
June 26, 19954:30 PM CDTF1Livingston0.110$50,000 to $500,000
September 29, 19865:34 PM CDTF2Livingston9.050$500,000 to $5 million
April 2, 198211:18 PM CSTF1Livingston6.0500$50,000 to $500,000
April 2, 198211:15 PM CSTF0Livingston0.3200$50,000 to $500,000
June 7, 19803:00 PM CDTF2Livingston34.5880$500,000 to $5 million
August 19, 19794:45 PM CDTF0Livingston12.530
June 25, 19782:08 PM CDTF2Livingston16.4400$50,000 to $500,000
November 1, 197111:00 PM CSTF1Livingston5.130$5,000 to $50,000
September 4, 19697:30 PM GMT-5F1Livingston0.110$5,000 to $50,000
November 12, 19652:05 PM GMT-6F2LaSalle32.117$50,000 to $500,000
April 24, 19653:00 AM GMT-6F1Livingston0.340$5,000 to $50,000
September 30, 19612:55 PM GMT-5F0Livingston0.310$500 to $5,000
June 8, 19588:00 PM GMT-5F1Livingston0.110$50 to $500
March 14, 19574:20 PM GMT-6F1Livingston6.830$5,000 to $50,000
December 3, 19558:00 PM GMT-6F2Livingston32.010under $50
April 7, 19543:00 PM GMT-6F3Livingston42.6400113$50,000 to $500,000
July 16, 195011:15 PM GMT-5F1Livingston1.033$5,000 to $50,000

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.