Bond County tornado history

24 tornadoes touched Bond County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Dec 2, 1950). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 51 people.

24tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

3killed · 51 injured

60.5 milongest path · 1958

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F05

(E)F112

(E)F25

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Dec 2, 1950	F3	18 mi	200 yd	25	2
Apr 5, 1958	F3	60.5 mi	100 yd	8	1
Dec 10, 2021	EF2	41.5 mi	690 yd	1	0
Nov 9, 1984	F2	30 mi	150 yd	11	0
Apr 2, 2025	EF2	22.8 mi	200 yd	1	0
Apr 22, 2011	EF2	18.2 mi	700 yd	0	0
May 12, 2000	F2	1.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 19, 2022	EF1	16.6 mi	250 yd	0	0
Feb 20, 2014	EF1	12.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 12, 2000	F1	9 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 1, 2002	F1	7.5 mi	40 yd	1	0
May 1, 2002	F1	6.5 mi	40 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 2, 2025	EF2	22.8 mi	200 yd	1
May 19, 2022	EF1	16.6 mi	250 yd	0
Dec 10, 2021	EF2	41.5 mi	690 yd	1
Feb 20, 2014	EF1	12.3 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 22, 2011	EF2	18.2 mi	700 yd	0
Feb 27, 2011	EF1	2.7 mi	50 yd	0
Dec 31, 2010	EF0	1.7 mi	100 yd	0
May 24, 2006	F0	1.3 mi	100 yd	0
May 24, 2006	F0	1.2 mi	75 yd	0
May 24, 2006	F0	1.3 mi	100 yd	0
May 1, 2002	F1	6 mi	40 yd	0
May 1, 2002	F1	6.5 mi	40 yd	0

Deadliest: Dec 2, 1950, F3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Clinton County, IL28 Montgomery County, IL51 Fayette County, IL27 Madison County, IL65 Marion County, IL38 Washington County, IL35 Macoupin County, IL49 St. Clair County, IL61

Questions

How many tornadoes has Bond County, Illinois had?

24 tornadoes touched Bond County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Bond County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Dec 2, 1950, with a 18-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Bond County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (13 of 24). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).