Schuyler County tornado history

24 tornadoes touched Schuyler County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 21, 1981). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 20 people.

24tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 20 injured

127.1 milongest path · 1961

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

By rating

(E)F011

(E)F16

(E)F25

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

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
Jun 21, 1981	F3	8.8 mi	880 yd	12	1
May 14, 1961	F3	127.1 mi	100 yd	8	0
Mar 8, 1990	F2	42 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 10, 2003	F2	30.8 mi	300 yd	0	0
Nov 27, 1990	F2	6 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 10, 2003	F2	6 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 1957	F2	2.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 26, 1959	F1	18.8 mi	10 yd	0	0
Dec 1, 2018	EF1	15.6 mi	450 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1985	F1	3 mi	40 yd	0	0
Dec 1, 2018	EF1	1.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Dec 4, 1973	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jul 10, 2021	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 22, 2019	EF0	1.8 mi	50 yd
Dec 1, 2018	EF1	1.4 mi	100 yd
Dec 1, 2018	EF1	15.6 mi	450 yd
Jun 10, 2011	EF0	0.2 mi	10 yd
May 2, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 10, 2003	F2	30.8 mi	300 yd
May 10, 2003	F2	6 mi	150 yd
Jun 1, 1999	F0	5 mi	400 yd
Jun 14, 1998	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd
Jun 14, 1998	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd
May 12, 1998	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd

Deadliest: Jun 21, 1981, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Brown County, IL12 McDonough County, IL44 Cass County, IL20 Fulton County, IL50 Adams County, IL36 Hancock County, IL29 Scott County, IL17 Morgan County, IL43

Questions

How many tornadoes has Schuyler County, Illinois had?

24 tornadoes touched Schuyler County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Schuyler County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 21, 1981, with a 8.8-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Schuyler County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (8 of 24). 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).