LaSalle County tornado history

66 tornadoes touched LaSalle County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.9 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Nov 17, 2013). Tornadoes here killed 13 and injured 179 people.

66tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

13killed · 179 injured

46.4 milongest path · 2013

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

By rating

(E)F019

(E)F124

(E)F213

(E)F34

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated5

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
Nov 17, 2013	EF4	46.4 mi	880 yd	125	3
Apr 20, 2004	F3	15.8 mi	880 yd	12	8
Feb 28, 2017	EF3	11.5 mi	800 yd	14	2
Feb 28, 2017	EF3	17.8 mi	600 yd	0	0
Jun 30, 1977	F3	6.1 mi	850 yd	0	0
Nov 12, 1965	F2	32.1 mi	17 yd	0	0
Dec 3, 1955	F2	32 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 5, 2010	EF2	17.6 mi	800 yd	17	0
Apr 20, 2004	F2	9 mi	400 yd	0	0
Nov 12, 1965	F2	8.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 22, 2016	EF2	8.1 mi	300 yd	0	0
Feb 28, 2017	EF2	5.6 mi	75 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jul 14, 2024	unrated	4.2 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jul 14, 2024	unrated	3.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 28, 2023	unrated	1.7 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 7, 2023	unrated	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
Oct 11, 2021	unrated	0.4 mi	40 yd	0	0
Aug 10, 2020	EF1	0.9 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 30, 2018	EF0	0.9 mi	30 yd	0	0
Feb 28, 2017	EF0	1.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
Feb 28, 2017	EF3	11.5 mi	800 yd	14	2
Feb 28, 2017	EF1	2.8 mi	200 yd	0	0
Feb 28, 2017	EF3	17.8 mi	600 yd	0	0
Feb 28, 2017	EF2	5.6 mi	75 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Apr 20, 2004, F3, 8 killed.

Nearby counties

Putnam County, IL12 Grundy County, IL26 Kendall County, IL32 Marshall County, IL18 Bureau County, IL47 Lee County, IL39 Livingston County, IL54 DeKalb County, IL30

Questions

How many tornadoes has LaSalle County, Illinois had?

66 tornadoes touched LaSalle County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.9 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in LaSalle County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Nov 17, 2013, with a 46.4-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in LaSalle County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (23 of 66). 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).