Marion County tornado history

38 tornadoes touched Marion County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Mar 14, 1953). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 13 people.

38tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

2killed · 13 injured

42.3 milongest path · 1953

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

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F123

(E)F26

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated2

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
Mar 14, 1953	F2	42.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 20, 1976	F2	39 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1996	F2	20 mi	150 yd	7	0
May 26, 2024	EF2	8.3 mi	500 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 1998	F2	5.5 mi	250 yd	1	0
Apr 15, 1998	F2	4 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 9, 2002	F1	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	2
Feb 10, 1959	F1	29.8 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 1956	F1	21.9 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 26, 2024	EF1	18.5 mi	325 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1996	F1	11.5 mi	80 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 1998	F1	9 mi	250 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jul 29, 2024	unrated	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 26, 2024	EF1	18.5 mi	325 yd
May 26, 2024	EF1	1.1 mi	325 yd
May 26, 2024	EF2	8.3 mi	500 yd
Apr 7, 2024	EF1	1.3 mi	25 yd
Mar 31, 2023	EF1	6 mi	250 yd
May 15, 2022	unrated	0.1 mi	30 yd
Jun 19, 2019	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd
Jun 19, 2015	EF1	1.7 mi	50 yd
Oct 13, 2014	EF1	3.5 mi	100 yd
Mar 23, 2012	EF0	—	10 yd
Apr 19, 2011	EF1	0.4 mi	75 yd

Deadliest: May 9, 2002, F1, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Jefferson County, IL33 Clay County, IL19 Fayette County, IL27 Clinton County, IL28 Wayne County, IL30 Bond County, IL24 Effingham County, IL27 Washington County, IL35

Questions

How many tornadoes has Marion County, Illinois had?

38 tornadoes touched Marion County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Marion County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Mar 14, 1953, with a 42.3-mile path.

When is tornado season in Marion County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (11 of 38). 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).