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Tornadoes in Logan County, Illinois

78 tornadoes have crossed Logan County since 1950, 5 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 8th of the 102 counties in Illinois with a tornado on record, an average of 1.0 a year. They have killed 1 person and injured 118. 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
78
Deaths
1
Injuries
118
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, May 5, 1977

The deadliest in Logan County

  1. F3, Logan County, IllinoisJune 27, 19511 killed, 15 injured

The strongest

  1. F4, Logan and DeWitt counties, IllinoisMay 5, 1977F4, 7.3 mi (12 km)
  2. F3, Sangamon, Menard and Logan counties, IllinoisMay 9, 1995F3, 50.0 mi (80 km)
  3. EF3, Sangamon and Logan counties, IllinoisAugust 19, 2009EF3, 24.3 mi (39 km)
  4. F3, Logan County, IllinoisJune 27, 1951F3, 18.2 mi (29 km)
  5. F3, Mason and Logan counties, IllinoisMay 15, 1968F3, 12.6 mi (20 km)
  6. F3, Macon and Logan counties, IllinoisJune 27, 1951F3, 9.6 mi (15 km)
  7. F3, Logan, Tazewell and McLean counties, IllinoisApril 19, 1996F3, 9.4 mi (15 km)
  8. EF2, Sangamon and Logan counties, IllinoisMarch 31, 2023EF2, 21.0 mi (34 km)
  9. F2, Logan and DeWitt counties, IllinoisMay 30, 2003F2, 14.0 mi (23 km)
  10. F2, Logan County, IllinoisApril 9, 1953F2, 6.5 mi (10 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 33 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Logan County. Each year links to every tornado in Illinois that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20265EF1
20253EF0
202421EF1
20234EF2
20221EF1
20211EF0
20193EF1
20101EF0
2009119EF3
20071EF0
200692F2
200433F0
200311F2
20004F0
199932F0
19984F0
19962F3
199516F3
19851F2
19821F0
19811F1
19801F0
197712F4
197521F1
19741F1
19733F0
197211F1
1968125F3
19601F1
19571F2
195413F1
195313F2
19512150F3

Every tornado that crossed Logan County

78 tornadoes, newest first. The 5 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
April 17, 20267:50 PM CDTEF1Schuyler36.71,200
April 17, 20268:26 PM CDTEF1Menard5.9300
April 17, 20268:57 PM CDTEF1Logan1.650
April 27, 20266:14 PM CDTEF1Logan14.9400
June 10, 202611:19 PM CDTEF1Logan19.8170
May 20, 20253:27 PM CDTUnratedLogan1.130
May 13, 20253:49 PM CDTUnratedLogan0.110
April 2, 20253:40 PM CDTEF0Logan12.730
April 18, 20247:23 PM CDTEF1Macon2.1300
April 18, 20247:18 PM CDTEF1Logan3.82001
June 29, 202312:35 PM CDTEF1Logan14.2800
June 29, 202312:26 PM CDTEF1Logan4.8100
March 31, 20236:18 PM CDTEF2Sangamon21.0200
January 3, 20234:05 PM CSTUnratedLogan0.010
August 1, 20225:12 AM CDTEF1Logan1.960
June 26, 20213:35 PM CDTEF0Logan0.275
September 29, 20194:18 PM CDTEF0Logan2.750
May 22, 201912:33 AM CDTEF1Logan2.7100
May 22, 201912:15 AM CDTEF1Menard15.3150
June 5, 201010:57 PM CDTEF0Logan5.9300$80,000
August 19, 20093:19 PM CDTEF3Sangamon24.388019$18 million
March 28, 20073:05 PM CDTEF0Logan0.110
April 30, 20064:15 PM CDTF0Logan0.750
April 18, 200611:19 PM CDTF0Logan0.1502
April 13, 200612:27 AM CDTF0Logan3.8125$2.5 million
April 13, 200612:25 AM CDTF0Logan0.1100
April 2, 20066:36 PM CDTF0Logan2.550
April 2, 20066:32 PM CDTF0Logan1.080
March 12, 20069:03 PM CSTF1Macon10.0400
March 12, 20069:00 PM CSTF2Logan3.5200
March 12, 20068:57 PM CSTF2Logan2.5400
July 3, 20048:03 PM CDTF0Logan0.110
July 3, 20047:47 PM CDTF0Logan0.110
May 30, 20045:57 PM CDTF0Logan0.1403$250,000
September 26, 20035:15 PM CDTF1Logan0.850$10,000
June 11, 20036:38 PM CDTF0Logan0.110
June 11, 20036:38 PM CDTF0Logan0.110
June 11, 20036:25 PM CDTF0Logan0.110
May 30, 20038:38 PM CDTF2Logan14.0880$2.5 million
May 30, 20038:34 PM CDTF0Logan0.110
May 30, 20038:22 PM CDTF0Logan5.050
May 28, 20033:59 PM CDTF0Logan1.220
May 28, 20033:56 PM CDTF0Logan0.110
April 4, 20033:11 PM CSTF0Logan0.110
April 4, 20033:08 PM CSTF1Logan1.030$50,000
June 20, 20006:55 PM CDTF0Logan0.3100$20,000
May 18, 20007:12 PM CDTF0Logan2.520
May 12, 20004:00 PM CDTF0Logan0.320
April 20, 20009:00 AM CDTF0Logan0.210
June 4, 19994:53 PM CDTF0Logan0.120
June 4, 19994:50 PM CDTF0Logan2.51002
June 4, 19994:45 PM CDTF0Logan0.120
May 19, 19987:20 PM CDTF0Logan0.230$1,000
May 12, 19989:13 PM CDTF0Logan0.130
April 7, 19987:23 PM CDTF0Logan0.130
April 7, 19986:05 PM CDTF0Logan0.130
June 6, 19967:59 PM CDTF0Logan8.550
April 19, 19966:58 PM CDTF3Logan9.4880$2.0 million
May 9, 19955:22 PM CDTF3Sangamon50.08806$5 million to $50 million
March 28, 198512:44 AM CSTF2Logan4.5800$500,000 to $5 million
May 30, 19825:30 PM CDTF0Logan0.110
April 13, 19814:35 PM CSTF1Fulton46.1100$500,000 to $5 million
September 16, 19807:15 PM CDTF0Logan0.110
May 5, 19778:20 PM CDTF4Logan7.31,0002$500,000 to $5 million
November 29, 197511:16 PM CSTF1Logan0.1101$5,000 to $50,000
June 1, 19757:20 PM CDTF0Logan0.110$50 to $500
April 3, 19742:08 PM CDTF1Logan16.7177$500,000 to $5 million
July 23, 19739:00 PM CDTF0Logan0.110$5,000 to $50,000
July 23, 19739:00 PM CDTF0Logan0.110$5,000 to $50,000
June 16, 19739:35 PM CDTF0Logan0.110
June 19, 19728:00 PM CDTF1Logan0.1101$5,000 to $50,000
May 15, 19683:30 PM GMT-5F3Mason12.660025$500,000 to $5 million
April 30, 19608:30 AM GMT-5F1Logan0.230$500 to $5,000
March 14, 19573:10 PM GMT-6F2Logan0.110$5,000 to $50,000
March 12, 19546:00 PM GMT-6F1Menard38.6103$50,000 to $500,000
April 9, 19534:15 PM GMT-6F2Logan6.5303$5,000 to $50,000
June 27, 19519:45 PM GMT-5F3Logan18.2200115$500,000 to $5 million
June 27, 19518:30 PM GMT-5F3Macon9.630035$500,000 to $5 million

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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.