Montgomery County tornado history

51 tornadoes touched Montgomery County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 1, 1999). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 26 people.

51tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

3killed · 26 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)F019

(E)F114

(E)F212

(E)F34

(E)F40

(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
Jun 1, 1999	F3	10 mi	200 yd	4	1
May 29, 1982	F3	10 mi	200 yd	7	0
Mar 20, 1976	F3	8.8 mi	27 yd	4	0
Jan 3, 1950	F3	3.6 mi	130 yd	3	0
Oct 10, 1959	F2	48.7 mi	33 yd	0	0
Dec 10, 2021	EF2	41.5 mi	690 yd	1	0
May 12, 1978	F2	34.1 mi	700 yd	1	0
Aug 4, 1959	F2	26.7 mi	10 yd	0	0
Feb 20, 2014	EF2	22.4 mi	200 yd	1	0
Apr 2, 2006	F2	20 mi	200 yd	0	0
Dec 1, 2018	EF2	6.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 2, 1964	F2	4.9 mi	20 yd	4	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 31, 2023	EF0	6.3 mi	150 yd	0
Mar 5, 2022	EF1	3.9 mi	40 yd	0
Dec 10, 2021	EF2	41.5 mi	690 yd	1
Jul 21, 2020	unrated	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 15, 2020	EF0	3.2 mi	75 yd	0
Jul 15, 2020	EF0	0.6 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 15, 2020	EF0	4.5 mi	300 yd	0
May 28, 2020	unrated	2.9 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 30, 2019	EF0	1.2 mi	25 yd	0
Dec 1, 2018	EF1	8 mi	75 yd	0
Dec 1, 2018	EF2	6.8 mi	100 yd	0
Dec 1, 2018	EF1	2 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 28, 1956, F1, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Bond County, IL24 Macoupin County, IL49 Christian County, IL58 Fayette County, IL27 Madison County, IL65 Sangamon County, IL92 Shelby County, IL35 Clinton County, IL28

Questions

How many tornadoes has Montgomery County, Illinois had?

51 tornadoes touched Montgomery County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Montgomery County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 1, 1999, with a 10-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Montgomery County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (14 of 51). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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