Clinton County tornado history

28 tornadoes touched Clinton County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Feb 24, 1956). Tornadoes here killed 9 and injured 44 people.

28tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

9killed · 44 injured

77.6 milongest path · 1956

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

By rating

(E)F09

(E)F111

(E)F24

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated1

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
Feb 24, 1956	F4	77.6 mi	500 yd	36	6
Dec 2, 1982	F3	10.5 mi	100 yd	0	2
Apr 5, 1958	F3	60.5 mi	100 yd	8	1
Apr 22, 2011	EF2	18.2 mi	700 yd	0	0
Mar 8, 1964	F2	13.1 mi	40 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 2025	EF2	11 mi	700 yd	0	0
Dec 21, 1967	F2	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 3, 1958	F1	75.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 26, 2024	EF1	18.5 mi	325 yd	0	0
May 19, 2022	EF1	16.6 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 1968	F1	8.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 30, 2004	F1	7 mi	80 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Mar 14, 2025	EF2	11 mi	700 yd
May 26, 2024	EF0	10.5 mi	500 yd
May 26, 2024	EF1	18.5 mi	325 yd
May 19, 2022	EF0	1.6 mi	50 yd
May 19, 2022	EF1	16.6 mi	250 yd
May 27, 2020	unrated	0.1 mi	10 yd
Nov 17, 2013	EF1	0.4 mi	50 yd
Nov 17, 2013	EF1	4.8 mi	100 yd
Sep 25, 2012	EF0	0.2 mi	30 yd
Mar 2, 2012	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd
Apr 22, 2011	EF2	18.2 mi	700 yd
Jul 21, 2006	F0	6 mi	60 yd

Deadliest: Feb 24, 1956, F4, 6 killed.

Nearby counties

Washington County, IL35 Bond County, IL24 Marion County, IL38 St. Clair County, IL61 Madison County, IL65 Jefferson County, IL33 Fayette County, IL27 Perry County, IL25

Questions

How many tornadoes has Clinton County, Illinois had?

28 tornadoes touched Clinton County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Clinton County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Feb 24, 1956, with a 77.6-mile path and 6 deaths.

When is tornado season in Clinton County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (8 of 28). 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).