Rock Island County tornado history

40 tornadoes touched Rock Island County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 14, 1974).

40tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

0killed · 19 injured

48.6 milongest path · 1974

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

By rating

(E)F012

(E)F120

(E)F25

(E)F33

(E)F40

(E)F50

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Peak month: April.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 14, 1974	F3	48.6 mi	440 yd	2
Mar 13, 1990	F3	15.5 mi	250 yd	1
Aug 15, 1978	F3	6.4 mi	77 yd	0
Apr 21, 1973	F2	30.2 mi	10 yd	2
May 16, 1974	F2	9.2 mi	100 yd	0
Aug 26, 1959	F2	5.6 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 15, 2016	EF2	4.8 mi	200 yd	10
Jun 22, 2015	EF2	4.2 mi	440 yd	0
Jul 15, 2024	EF1	24.7 mi	100 yd	0
Nov 10, 2020	EF1	20.3 mi	50 yd	0
May 24, 2024	EF1	20.2 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 6, 2016	EF1	20 mi	800 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 3, 2025	EF0	1.2 mi	25 yd
Jun 3, 2025	EF1	14.4 mi	300 yd
Jun 3, 2025	EF1	3.8 mi	100 yd
Jun 3, 2025	EF1	12.4 mi	300 yd
Apr 20, 2025	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd
Jul 15, 2024	EF0	3 mi	50 yd
Jul 15, 2024	EF1	24.7 mi	100 yd
Jul 15, 2024	EF1	8 mi	100 yd
May 24, 2024	EF1	20.2 mi	50 yd
Apr 4, 2023	EF1	1.1 mi	25 yd
Apr 4, 2023	EF1	1.6 mi	150 yd
Apr 4, 2023	EF1	1.6 mi	25 yd

How many tornadoes has Rock Island County, Illinois had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Rock Island County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 14, 1974, with a 48.6-mile path.

When is tornado season in Rock Island County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (8 of 40). 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).