Tornado History Map

Macoupin County, Illinois tornado history

50 tornadoes recorded in or across Macoupin County from 1950 to 2024, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Macoupin County

The Storm Prediction Center records 50 tornadoes whose paths touched Macoupin County, Illinois between 1950 and 2024. They killed 1 person and injured 10. The busiest month is May, with 14 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF3 on 19 April 2011. The most recent was on 18 April 2024.

  • 50tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 10injuries
  • 579per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Macoupin County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02346%
F1 / EF11428%
F2 / EF2918%
F3 / EF312%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating36%

Macoupin County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 18 in 2000s.1950s41960s51970s11990s62000s182010s82020s8

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s4
1960s5
1970s1
1990s6
2000s18
2010s8
2020s8
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 14 in May.Jan1Feb0Mar8Apr9May14Jun7Jul4Aug3Sep0Oct1Nov1Dec2
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan1
Feb0
Mar8
Apr9
May14
Jun7
Jul4
Aug3
Sep0
Oct1
Nov1
Dec2

Records for Macoupin County

  • Deadliest: Illinois tornado2 December 1950, F2, 1 death, 3 injuries, 18.8 miles long
  • Strongest: Illinois tornado19 April 2011, EF3, 2 injuries, 4.3 miles long
  • Longest path: Illinois tornado6 March 1961, F1, 1 injury, 117.9 miles long
  • Most recent: Illinois tornado18 April 2024, EF1, 0.2 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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