Livingston County tornado history

54 tornadoes touched Livingston County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Nov 17, 2013). Tornadoes here killed 5 and injured 155 people.

54tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

5killed · 155 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)F026

(E)F112

(E)F29

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated4

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 7, 1954	F3	42.6 mi	400 yd	13	1
Jun 5, 2010	EF3	8.6 mi	440 yd	0	0
Jun 5, 2010	EF2	6 mi	300 yd	13	1
Jun 7, 1980	F2	34.5 mi	880 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 25, 1978	F2	16.4 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 23, 2004	F2	13.1 mi	240 yd	0	0
Jun 22, 2016	EF2	11.1 mi	440 yd	4	0
Sep 29, 1986	F2	9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Feb 28, 2017	EF2	5.6 mi	75 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Dec 28, 2025	EF1	0.9 mi	125 yd	0
Jul 15, 2024	EF0	3.8 mi	30 yd	0
Jul 14, 2024	unrated	4.2 mi	150 yd	0
Jul 14, 2024	unrated	3.9 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 14, 2024	unrated	1.9 mi	225 yd	0
Mar 31, 2023	unrated	—	15 yd	0
Jun 26, 2021	EF0	0.7 mi	75 yd	0
Feb 28, 2017	EF2	5.6 mi	75 yd	0
Jun 22, 2016	EF2	11.1 mi	440 yd	4
Jun 22, 2016	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Aug 18, 2015	EF0	—	25 yd	0
Aug 18, 2015	EF0	—	25 yd	0

Deadliest: Nov 17, 2013, EF4, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Ford County, IL39 Grundy County, IL26 McLean County, IL122 Woodford County, IL54 LaSalle County, IL66 Iroquois County, IL59 Kankakee County, IL62 Marshall County, IL18

Questions

How many tornadoes has Livingston County, Illinois had?

54 tornadoes touched Livingston County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Livingston 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 Livingston County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (17 of 54). 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).