Champaign County tornado history

86 tornadoes touched Champaign County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.1 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Mar 20, 1976). Tornadoes here killed 5 and injured 89 people.

86tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

5killed · 89 injured

156.7 milongest path · 1953

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

By rating

(E)F044

(E)F121

(E)F29

(E)F38

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated3

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 20, 1976	F4	63.7 mi	800 yd	18	0
Apr 9, 1953	F3	156.7 mi	750 yd	22	3
Apr 3, 1974	F3	5.9 mi	70 yd	0	1
Apr 19, 1996	F3	2 mi	1,500 yd	13	1
Apr 22, 1963	F3	31.8 mi	200 yd	5	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF3	29.8 mi	880 yd	6	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF3	18.7 mi	440 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 1974	F3	14.9 mi	350 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1996	F3	4 mi	220 yd	12	0
Jun 4, 1960	F2	56.2 mi	20 yd	1	0
Mar 6, 1961	F2	30.6 mi	10 yd	2	0
Apr 12, 1974	F2	12.5 mi	20 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 20, 2025	EF0	0.9 mi	30 yd	0
May 13, 2025	unrated	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Mar 30, 2025	EF1	12.1 mi	300 yd	0
Mar 14, 2025	EF1	13.7 mi	450 yd	0
Mar 31, 2023	EF1	10.8 mi	500 yd	2
Feb 27, 2023	EF0	1.1 mi	30 yd	0
Feb 27, 2023	unrated	1.5 mi	25 yd	0
Jul 12, 2021	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 25, 2021	unrated	0.1 mi	25 yd	0
May 26, 2019	EF1	0.9 mi	250 yd	0
May 26, 2019	EF1	0.8 mi	250 yd	0
May 26, 2019	EF1	1 mi	250 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 9, 1953, F3, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Piatt County, IL37 Vermilion County, IL72 Douglas County, IL30 Ford County, IL39 De Witt County, IL26 Edgar County, IL34 Moultrie County, IL15 McLean County, IL122

Questions

How many tornadoes has Champaign County, Illinois had?

86 tornadoes touched Champaign County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Champaign County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Mar 20, 1976, with a 63.7-mile path.

When is tornado season in Champaign County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (25 of 86). 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).