Macoupin County tornado history

49 tornadoes touched Macoupin County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Apr 19, 2011). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 10 people.

49tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

1killed · 10 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)F023

(E)F113

(E)F29

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated3

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 19, 2011	EF3	4.3 mi	200 yd	2	0
Dec 2, 1950	F2	18.8 mi	50 yd	3	1
Oct 10, 1959	F2	48.7 mi	33 yd	0	0
May 12, 1978	F2	34.1 mi	700 yd	1	0
Aug 4, 1959	F2	26.7 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jan 24, 1967	F2	2.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 31, 2013	EF2	1.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 9, 1990	F2	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 20, 2013	EF2	0.2 mi	75 yd	3	0
Mar 29, 1960	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 6, 1961	F1	117.9 mi	77 yd	1	0
May 6, 1960	F1	43.5 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 18, 2024	unrated	4.3 mi	10 yd
Apr 18, 2024	EF1	0.2 mi	75 yd
Mar 14, 2024	EF0	3.9 mi	75 yd
Mar 14, 2024	EF0	2.8 mi	200 yd
Mar 14, 2024	EF0	2.1 mi	100 yd
Mar 31, 2023	EF0	6.3 mi	150 yd
Jun 24, 2021	unrated	0.2 mi	10 yd
Jul 15, 2020	unrated	0.1 mi	15 yd
Jun 15, 2019	EF0	1.8 mi	30 yd
Dec 1, 2018	EF1	1.4 mi	50 yd
Apr 29, 2017	EF1	2.4 mi	50 yd
Mar 7, 2017	EF1	12.9 mi	100 yd

Deadliest: Dec 2, 1950, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Montgomery County, IL51 Greene County, IL21 Jersey County, IL21 Madison County, IL65 Morgan County, IL43 Sangamon County, IL92 Bond County, IL24 Scott County, IL17

Questions

How many tornadoes has Macoupin County, Illinois had?

49 tornadoes touched Macoupin County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Macoupin County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Apr 19, 2011, with a 4.3-mile path.

When is tornado season in Macoupin County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (13 of 49). 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).