Mason County tornado history

41 tornadoes touched Mason County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jan 24, 1967). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 60 people.

41tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 60 injured

47.4 milongest path · 1951

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

By rating

(E)F016

(E)F115

(E)F27

(E)F33

(E)F40

(E)F50

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
Jan 24, 1967	F3	5.1 mi	80 yd	3	1
May 13, 1995	F3	25 mi	880 yd	25	0
May 15, 1968	F3	12.6 mi	600 yd	25	0
Nov 13, 1951	F2	47.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 29, 1975	F2	18.6 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 1998	F2	11 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1996	F2	9 mi	250 yd	1	0
Apr 7, 1998	F2	3 mi	70 yd	0	0
May 10, 2003	F2	2.5 mi	100 yd	1	0
Mar 14, 1957	F2	0.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 1981	F1	46.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 30, 2003	F1	14 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Sep 20, 2025	EF0	2.4 mi	40 yd	0
Jun 18, 2025	EF0	0.1 mi	100 yd	0
Aug 1, 2022	EF0	0.4 mi	60 yd	0
Mar 5, 2022	EF0	6.9 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 23, 2021	EF0	2.1 mi	30 yd	0
Dec 1, 2018	EF0	1.7 mi	25 yd	0
Dec 1, 2018	EF1	11.7 mi	250 yd	0
Mar 6, 2017	EF1	6.8 mi	150 yd	0
Sep 10, 2015	EF0	0.2 mi	75 yd	0
Apr 15, 2011	EF1	3.1 mi	100 yd	1
Jul 8, 2009	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 30, 2003	F1	14 mi	100 yd	0

Deadliest: Jan 24, 1967, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Menard County, IL16 Fulton County, IL50 Cass County, IL20 Tazewell County, IL73 Logan County, IL73 Sangamon County, IL92 Schuyler County, IL24 Peoria County, IL38

Questions

How many tornadoes has Mason County, Illinois had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Mason County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jan 24, 1967, with a 5.1-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Mason County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (9 of 41). 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).