Tornado History Map

Wabash County, Illinois tornado history

21 tornadoes recorded in or across Wabash County from 1958 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 Wabash County

The Storm Prediction Center records 21 tornadoes whose paths touched Wabash County, Illinois between 1958 and 2024. They killed 1 person and injured 97. The busiest month is May, with 6 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 2 June 1990. The most recent was on 26 May 2024.

  • 21tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 97injuries
  • 940per 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 Wabash County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0524%
F1 / EF1733%
F2 / EF2733%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF4210%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Wabash County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in 2010s.1950s11960s21970s31980s21990s52010s62020s2

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

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s2
1970s3
1980s2
1990s5
2010s6
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in May.Jan2Feb0Mar1Apr4May6Jun2Jul2Aug1Sep0Oct2Nov1Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan2
Feb0
Mar1
Apr4
May6
Jun2
Jul2
Aug1
Sep0
Oct2
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Wabash County

Notable tornadoes in Wabash 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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