McDonough County tornado history

44 tornadoes touched McDonough County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 14, 1961).

44tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

0killed · 24 injured

147.4 milongest path · 1961

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

By rating

(E)F014

(E)F116

(E)F26

(E)F33

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated5

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Peak month: May.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 14, 1961	F3	127.1 mi	100 yd	8
Apr 21, 1964	F3	14.1 mi	17 yd	0
May 21, 1957	F3	13.7 mi	120 yd	0
May 10, 2003	F2	69.2 mi	300 yd	4
Apr 13, 1974	F2	19.5 mi	500 yd	10
Sep 27, 1959	F2	9.4 mi	200 yd	1
Apr 5, 1999	F2	9.4 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 15, 2016	EF2	8.2 mi	400 yd	0
Mar 12, 1982	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	1
Jul 21, 1961	F1	147.4 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 2, 2006	F1	12 mi	233 yd	0
Dec 23, 2015	EF1	10.7 mi	50 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 20, 2025	EF1	7 mi	150 yd
Apr 20, 2025	EF1	3 mi	100 yd
Jun 13, 2024	unrated	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 13, 2024	unrated	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 19, 2024	unrated	0.6 mi	20 yd
Apr 4, 2023	EF1	8.3 mi	350 yd
Jul 8, 2022	unrated	0.8 mi	20 yd
May 31, 2022	EF1	1.6 mi	60 yd
May 13, 2022	unrated	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 24, 2019	EF1	7.8 mi	50 yd
May 24, 2019	EF1	1.9 mi	30 yd
Dec 1, 2018	EF0	0.1 mi	15 yd

How many tornadoes has McDonough County, Illinois had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in McDonough County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 14, 1961, with a 127.1-mile path.

When is tornado season in McDonough County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (12 of 44). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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