Macon County tornado history

77 tornadoes touched Macon County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.0 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Mar 20, 1976). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 134 people.

77tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 134 injured

63.7 milongest path · 1976

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

By rating

(E)F042

(E)F122

(E)F25

(E)F35

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated2

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 20, 1976	F4	63.7 mi	800 yd	18	0
Apr 22, 1963	F3	42.9 mi	10 yd	5	1
Apr 3, 1974	F3	20.9 mi	350 yd	26	1
Apr 22, 1963	F3	31.8 mi	200 yd	5	0
Apr 19, 1996	F3	14.5 mi	440 yd	29	0
Jun 27, 1951	F3	9.6 mi	300 yd	35	0
Dec 28, 2025	EF2	23.4 mi	250 yd	0	0
Oct 13, 2014	EF2	10 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 12, 1978	F2	7.6 mi	700 yd	3	0
Nov 30, 1975	F2	5.9 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 2, 2006	F2	4.5 mi	300 yd	0	0
Mar 12, 2006	F1	10 mi	400 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Dec 28, 2025	EF2	23.4 mi	250 yd
Apr 2, 2025	EF0	12.7 mi	30 yd
Apr 18, 2024	EF1	2.1 mi	300 yd
Apr 18, 2024	EF1	3.7 mi	200 yd
Apr 18, 2024	EF1	7.2 mi	500 yd
May 13, 2023	unrated	0.5 mi	10 yd
Jan 3, 2023	EF0	0.3 mi	25 yd
Jan 3, 2023	EF1	0.9 mi	75 yd
Jan 3, 2023	EF1	0.2 mi	25 yd
Jan 3, 2023	EF0	1.1 mi	20 yd
Jun 25, 2021	unrated	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 17, 2020	EF0	4 mi	75 yd

Deadliest: Apr 22, 1963, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Piatt County, IL37 De Witt County, IL26 Moultrie County, IL15 Christian County, IL58 Logan County, IL73 Shelby County, IL35 Sangamon County, IL92 Douglas County, IL30

Questions

How many tornadoes has Macon County, Illinois had?

77 tornadoes touched Macon County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.0 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Macon County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Mar 20, 1976, with a 63.7-mile path.

When is tornado season in Macon County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (21 of 77). 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).