Tornado History Map

Tazewell County, Illinois tornado history

80 tornadoes recorded in or across Tazewell County from 1951 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 Tazewell County

The Storm Prediction Center records 80 tornadoes whose paths touched Tazewell County, Illinois between 1951 and 2025. They killed 3 people and injured 203. The busiest month is May, with 22 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF4 on 17 November 2013. The most recent was on 28 December 2025.

  • 80tornadoes
  • 3deaths
  • 203injuries
  • 1,237per 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 Tazewell County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02734%
F1 / EF12835%
F2 / EF21418%
F3 / EF345%
F4 / EF411%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating68%

Tazewell County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 18 in 1990s.1950s31960s51970s81980s51990s182000s182010s122020s11

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

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PeriodCount
1950s3
1960s5
1970s8
1980s5
1990s18
2000s18
2010s12
2020s11
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 22 in May.Jan2Feb0Mar6Apr8May22Jun17Jul10Aug3Sep4Oct2Nov4Dec2
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PeriodCount
Jan2
Feb0
Mar6
Apr8
May22
Jun17
Jul10
Aug3
Sep4
Oct2
Nov4
Dec2

Records for Tazewell County

  • Deadliest and Strongest: Pekin, Illinois tornado17 November 2013, EF4, 3 deaths, 125 injuries, 46.4 miles long
  • Longest path: Illinois tornado13 November 1951, F2, 47.4 miles long
  • Most recent: Illinois tornado28 December 2025, EF1, 1.7 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Tazewell County

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

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