Jersey County tornado history

21 tornadoes touched Jersey County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated EF2 (Mar 8, 2009). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 3 people.

21tornadoes since 1950

EF2strongest rating

1killed · 3 injured

117.9 milongest path · 1961

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F17

(E)F23

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 8, 2009	EF2	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 1, 1983	F2	0.5 mi	77 yd	1	0
May 1, 1983	F2	0.2 mi	17 yd	1	0
Sep 24, 1961	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	1
Mar 6, 1961	F1	117.9 mi	77 yd	1	0
Jun 1, 1970	F1	5.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 2017	EF1	2.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 21, 1967	F1	1.5 mi	127 yd	0	0
Nov 27, 1990	F1	0.5 mi	400 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 1988	F1	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 2024	EF0	8.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 2024	EF0	3.9 mi	75 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 18, 2024	unrated	—	10 yd
Mar 14, 2024	EF0	8.7 mi	100 yd
Mar 14, 2024	EF0	3.9 mi	75 yd
Mar 14, 2024	EF0	2.8 mi	200 yd
Jun 28, 2018	EF0	1.4 mi	50 yd
Apr 29, 2017	EF1	2.4 mi	50 yd
Jun 4, 2014	EF0	1.4 mi	30 yd
Aug 31, 2012	EF0	0.2 mi	40 yd
Mar 8, 2009	EF2	1 mi	100 yd
Mar 8, 2009	EF0	3.7 mi	40 yd
Sep 6, 2007	EF0	0.9 mi	50 yd
Jun 13, 2005	F0	0.5 mi	40 yd

Deadliest: Sep 24, 1961, F1, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Calhoun County, IL10 Greene County, IL21 Macoupin County, IL49 St. Charles County, MO45 Madison County, IL65 St. Louis County, MO57 St. Louis city, MO7 Lincoln County, MO23

Questions

How many tornadoes has Jersey County, Illinois had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Jersey County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF2 on Mar 8, 2009, with a 1-mile path.

When is tornado season in Jersey County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (6 of 21). 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).