Morgan County tornado history

43 tornadoes touched Morgan County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 24, 1961). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 24 people.

43tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 24 injured

64.2 milongest path · 1961

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

By rating

(E)F017

(E)F115

(E)F29

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 24, 1961	F3	64.2 mi	10 yd	3	0
Jun 10, 1957	F2	42.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 19, 2009	EF2	19.1 mi	440 yd	3	0
Aug 29, 1955	F2	11.5 mi	100 yd	2	0
Jun 18, 2025	EF2	6.9 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1996	F2	6 mi	880 yd	1	0
Jun 14, 1957	F2	1.9 mi	10 yd	5	0
May 24, 2004	F2	1.2 mi	100 yd	1	0
Dec 4, 1973	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	1	0
Jun 4, 1973	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 1999	F1	9.3 mi	333 yd	6	1
May 6, 1960	F1	43.5 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 18, 2025	EF0	4.7 mi	80 yd	0
Jun 18, 2025	EF1	1 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 18, 2025	EF1	3.9 mi	75 yd	0
Jun 18, 2025	EF2	6.9 mi	300 yd	0
Jun 18, 2025	EF1	7.6 mi	50 yd	1
Mar 31, 2023	unrated	0.7 mi	10 yd	0
Mar 31, 2023	EF0	1.1 mi	30 yd	0
Oct 11, 2021	EF0	1.4 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 10, 2021	EF1	0.9 mi	75 yd	0
Jul 15, 2020	EF0	4.1 mi	50 yd	0
Dec 1, 2018	EF0	1.7 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 29, 2017	EF0	0.7 mi	10 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 8, 1999, F1, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Scott County, IL17 Cass County, IL20 Greene County, IL21 Sangamon County, IL92 Menard County, IL16 Brown County, IL12 Macoupin County, IL49 Pike County, IL35

Questions

How many tornadoes has Morgan County, Illinois had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Morgan County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 24, 1961, with a 64.2-mile path.

When is tornado season in Morgan County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (9 of 43). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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