Tornado History Map

Stark County, Illinois tornado history

16 tornadoes recorded in or across Stark County from 1959 to 2025, 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 Stark County

The Storm Prediction Center records 16 tornadoes whose paths touched Stark County, Illinois between 1959 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is September, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 14 May 1961. The most recent was on 13 May 2025.

  • 16tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 8injuries
  • 555per 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 Stark County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0956%
F1 / EF1425%
F2 / EF2213%
F3 / EF316%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Stark County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 2010s.1950s11960s21970s21990s32000s12010s52020s2

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s2
1970s2
1990s3
2000s1
2010s5
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Sep.Jan0Feb1Mar0Apr2May3Jun1Jul3Aug2Sep4Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb1
Mar0
Apr2
May3
Jun1
Jul3
Aug2
Sep4
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Stark County

  • Strongest and Longest path: Illinois tornado14 May 1961, F3, 8 injuries, 127.1 miles long
  • Most recent: Illinois tornado13 May 2025, EF0, 0.9 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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