Piatt County tornado history

37 tornadoes touched Piatt County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Mar 20, 1976). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 28 people.

37tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

1killed · 28 injured

63.7 milongest path · 1976

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

By rating

(E)F019

(E)F18

(E)F26

(E)F31

(E)F41

(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
Mar 20, 1976	F4	63.7 mi	800 yd	18	0
Apr 22, 1963	F3	31.8 mi	200 yd	5	0
Jun 4, 1960	F2	56.2 mi	20 yd	1	0
Dec 28, 2025	EF2	23.4 mi	250 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 2025	EF2	12.6 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 1956	F2	9.5 mi	40 yd	0	0
Oct 24, 2001	F2	1.8 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 11, 1959	F2	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 1999	F1	3.5 mi	100 yd	3	1
Apr 11, 1987	F1	28 mi	23 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 1974	F1	10.9 mi	20 yd	0	0
Nov 19, 1985	F1	5 mi	40 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Dec 28, 2025	EF2	23.4 mi	250 yd
Mar 14, 2025	EF2	12.6 mi	200 yd
Jun 25, 2021	EF0	1.5 mi	50 yd
Jun 25, 2021	unrated	0.9 mi	25 yd
May 19, 2020	unrated	0.9 mi	25 yd
May 23, 2019	EF1	1.3 mi	200 yd
Jun 7, 2015	EF0	2.7 mi	25 yd
May 1, 2012	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jul 26, 2006	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd
Jul 26, 2006	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd
Jul 26, 2006	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd
Jul 26, 2006	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd

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

Nearby counties

De Witt County, IL26 Macon County, IL77 Champaign County, IL86 Moultrie County, IL15 Douglas County, IL30 McLean County, IL122 Coles County, IL39 Logan County, IL73

Questions

How many tornadoes has Piatt County, Illinois had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Piatt County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Mar 20, 1976, with a 63.7-mile path.

When is tornado season in Piatt County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (10 of 37). 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).