Tornado History Map

Pike County, Illinois tornado history

36 tornadoes recorded in or across Pike County from 1956 to 2021, 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 Pike County

The Storm Prediction Center records 36 tornadoes whose paths touched Pike County, Illinois between 1956 and 2021. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 11 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 14 May 1961. The most recent was on 23 March 2021.

  • 36tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 35injuries
  • 433per 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 Pike County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01850%
F1 / EF1822%
F2 / EF2719%
F3 / EF326%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating13%

Pike County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 17 in 2000s.1950s31960s21980s11990s72000s172010s52020s1

The 2020s only run to 2021, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s3
1960s2
1980s1
1990s7
2000s17
2010s5
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 11 in May.Jan1Feb2Mar6Apr2May11Jun5Jul2Aug1Sep3Oct0Nov0Dec3
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan1
Feb2
Mar6
Apr2
May11
Jun5
Jul2
Aug1
Sep3
Oct0
Nov0
Dec3

Records for Pike County

  • Strongest and Longest path: Illinois tornado14 May 1961, F3, 8 injuries, 127.1 miles long
  • Most recent: Illinois tornado23 March 2021, Unknown rating, 1.5 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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