Christian County tornado history

58 tornadoes touched Christian County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Dec 1, 2018).

58tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

0killed · 36 injured

25.3 milongest path · 2023

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

By rating

(E)F024

(E)F123

(E)F27

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated2

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Peak month: April.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Dec 1, 2018	EF3	12.5 mi	900 yd	22
Mar 20, 1976	F3	8.8 mi	27 yd	4
Aug 6, 2023	EF2	25.3 mi	450 yd	0
Dec 28, 2025	EF2	23.4 mi	250 yd	0
Feb 20, 2014	EF2	22.4 mi	200 yd	1
Dec 1, 2018	EF2	8.4 mi	400 yd	0
Apr 2, 1964	F2	4.9 mi	20 yd	4
Feb 16, 1976	F2	1 mi	80 yd	0
Jul 8, 1975	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 1, 1999	F1	12.6 mi	—	0
Jun 29, 2023	EF1	10.4 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 3, 1974	F1	8.5 mi	70 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Dec 28, 2025	EF2	23.4 mi	250 yd
Aug 6, 2023	EF2	25.3 mi	450 yd
Jun 29, 2023	unrated	0.8 mi	40 yd
Jun 29, 2023	EF1	3.5 mi	200 yd
Jun 29, 2023	EF1	1 mi	150 yd
Jun 29, 2023	EF1	10.4 mi	200 yd
Mar 31, 2023	EF0	4.1 mi	20 yd
Mar 31, 2023	EF1	1.7 mi	30 yd
Jan 3, 2023	unrated	0.1 mi	10 yd
Apr 24, 2022	EF1	0.9 mi	50 yd
May 6, 2021	EF0	0.2 mi	20 yd
Aug 12, 2019	EF1	6.3 mi	200 yd

How many tornadoes has Christian County, Illinois had?

58 tornadoes touched Christian County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Christian County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Dec 1, 2018, with a 12.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Christian County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (18 of 58). 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).