Kendall County tornado history

32 tornadoes touched Kendall County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Aug 28, 1990). Tornadoes here killed 30 and injured 361 people.

32tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

30killed · 361 injured

74.5 milongest path · 1958

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

By rating

(E)F019

(E)F17

(E)F22

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F51

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By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Aug 28, 1990	F5	16.4 mi	600 yd	350	29
Apr 27, 1984	F3	9 mi	200 yd	5	1
Mar 12, 1976	F3	22.6 mi	30 yd	3	0
Aug 15, 1958	F2	74.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 27, 1954	F2	7.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jul 15, 2024	EF1	19.5 mi	250 yd	2	0
Jul 15, 2024	EF1	19.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Aug 10, 2020	EF1	14.4 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 6, 1972	F1	10.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 28, 2023	EF1	7.6 mi	225 yd	0	0
Sep 26, 1959	F1	3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 30, 2014	EF1	1.1 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 14, 2025	EF0	3.6 mi	125 yd	0
Jul 15, 2024	EF1	19.2 mi	200 yd	0
Jul 15, 2024	EF1	19.5 mi	250 yd	2
Jul 15, 2024	EF0	17 mi	300 yd	0
Jul 28, 2023	EF0	0.8 mi	20 yd	0
Jul 28, 2023	EF0	4.9 mi	80 yd	0
Jul 28, 2023	EF0	1 mi	20 yd	0
Jul 28, 2023	EF1	7.6 mi	225 yd	0
Jul 12, 2023	EF0	4.1 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 31, 2023	EF0	5.6 mi	200 yd	0
Mar 31, 2023	EF0	4.7 mi	250 yd	0
Feb 27, 2023	EF0	2.2 mi	100 yd	0

Deadliest: Aug 28, 1990, F5, 29 killed.

Nearby counties

Grundy County, IL26 Kane County, IL46 Will County, IL100 DuPage County, IL46 DeKalb County, IL30 LaSalle County, IL66 Kankakee County, IL62 Cook County, IL87

Questions

How many tornadoes has Kendall County, Illinois had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Kendall County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on Aug 28, 1990, with a 16.4-mile path and 29 deaths.

When is tornado season in Kendall County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (9 of 32). 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).