DuPage County tornado history

46 tornadoes touched DuPage County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 13, 1976). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 120 people.

46tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

4killed · 120 injured

22.6 milongest path · 1976

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

By rating

(E)F020

(E)F116

(E)F27

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F50

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
Jun 13, 1976	F4	3.3 mi	1,760 yd	23	2
Mar 12, 1976	F3	22.6 mi	30 yd	3	0
Jun 20, 2021	EF3	17.6 mi	600 yd	11	0
Mar 12, 1976	F2	15.1 mi	150 yd	66	2
May 26, 1965	F2	13.8 mi	70 yd	11	0
Sep 26, 1959	F2	9.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 12, 1965	F2	1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Aug 24, 1971	F2	1 mi	83 yd	2	0
Apr 19, 1966	F2	0.5 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jul 17, 1972	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 1955	F1	10.4 mi	10 yd	3	0
Jul 12, 2023	EF1	9.1 mi	150 yd	1	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 14, 2025	EF0	0.8 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 15, 2024	EF0	3.1 mi	150 yd	0
Jul 15, 2024	EF0	0.8 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 15, 2024	EF0	4.1 mi	250 yd	0
Jun 22, 2024	EF0	7.8 mi	300 yd	0
Jun 22, 2024	EF0	1.2 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 22, 2024	EF0	0.9 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 14, 2023	EF0	8.7 mi	400 yd	0
Jul 12, 2023	EF1	9.1 mi	150 yd	1
Jul 12, 2023	EF0	2.9 mi	125 yd	0
Jul 12, 2023	EF0	3.4 mi	225 yd	0
Mar 31, 2023	EF1	1.6 mi	175 yd	0

Deadliest: Mar 12, 1976, F2, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Kane County, IL46 Cook County, IL87 Kendall County, IL32 Lake County, IL22 Will County, IL100 DeKalb County, IL30 McHenry County, IL30 Grundy County, IL26

Questions

How many tornadoes has DuPage County, Illinois had?

46 tornadoes touched DuPage County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in DuPage County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 13, 1976, with a 3.3-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in DuPage County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (11 of 46). 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).