Sangamon County tornado history

92 tornadoes touched Sangamon County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.2 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 14, 1957). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 101 people.

92tornadoes since 1950
F4strongest rating
4killed · 101 injured
50 milongest path · 1995
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F033
(E)F135
(E)F214
(E)F35
(E)F41
(E)F50
unrated4

By month

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Peak month: August.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 14, 1957F44.3 mi220 yd502
Apr 22, 1963F342.9 mi10 yd51
May 9, 1995F350 mi880 yd60
Aug 19, 2009EF324.3 mi880 yd190
Jul 26, 1978F38.9 mi177 yd00
Aug 6, 1977F34.1 mi100 yd00
Jun 23, 1960F234.9 mi100 yd10
Aug 6, 2023EF225.3 mi450 yd00
Mar 31, 2023EF221 mi200 yd00
Aug 19, 2009EF219.1 mi440 yd30
Mar 12, 2006F212.5 mi200 yd40
Jun 29, 2023EF29.1 mi800 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 18, 2025EF17.4 mi200 yd00
Aug 6, 2023EF225.3 mi450 yd00
Jun 29, 2023EF29.1 mi800 yd00
Mar 31, 2023EF25.4 mi400 yd00
Mar 31, 2023EF221 mi200 yd00
Jan 3, 2023unrated0.1 mi10 yd00
May 3, 2021unrated0.3 mi50 yd00
May 3, 2021unrated0.4 mi50 yd00
May 3, 2021unrated0.6 mi50 yd00
Jul 21, 2020EF14.4 mi100 yd00
Jul 15, 2020EF04.1 mi50 yd00
Jul 15, 2020EF04.5 mi300 yd00

Deadliest: Jun 14, 1957, F4, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Menard County, IL16Christian County, IL58Morgan County, IL43Logan County, IL73Cass County, IL20Mason County, IL41Macoupin County, IL49Montgomery County, IL51

Questions

How many tornadoes has Sangamon County, Illinois had?

92 tornadoes touched Sangamon County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Sangamon County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 14, 1957, with a 4.3-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Sangamon County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in August (23 of 92). 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).