Tazewell County tornado history

73 tornadoes touched Tazewell County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.0 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Nov 17, 2013). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 203 people.

73tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

3killed · 203 injured

47.4 milongest path · 1951

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

By rating

(E)F023

(E)F126

(E)F213

(E)F34

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated6

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Nov 17, 2013	EF4	46.4 mi	880 yd	125	3
May 13, 1995	F3	25 mi	880 yd	25	0
May 10, 2003	F3	17.5 mi	440 yd	32	0
Apr 19, 1996	F3	9.4 mi	880 yd	0	0
Aug 13, 1956	F3	3.8 mi	27 yd	0	0
Nov 13, 1951	F2	47.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 10, 2003	F2	12.5 mi	300 yd	4	0
Jan 24, 1967	F2	3.3 mi	77 yd	0	0
Mar 7, 2017	EF2	2.8 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jul 16, 2015	EF2	2.4 mi	250 yd	1	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF2	2.3 mi	100 yd	10	0
Sep 29, 1986	F2	2 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Dec 28, 2025	EF1	1.7 mi	200 yd
Jun 18, 2025	unrated	0.2 mi	50 yd
Apr 20, 2025	EF1	14.5 mi	100 yd
Mar 19, 2025	unrated	0.7 mi	30 yd
Jul 15, 2024	EF1	1.2 mi	100 yd
Jul 15, 2024	EF1	12.2 mi	100 yd
Jul 15, 2024	unrated	0.9 mi	80 yd
Mar 31, 2023	unrated	0.3 mi	10 yd
Mar 31, 2023	EF1	0.9 mi	10 yd
Jul 15, 2020	unrated	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jul 15, 2020	unrated	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 15, 2019	EF1	2.4 mi	200 yd

Deadliest: Nov 17, 2013, EF4, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Peoria County, IL38 Woodford County, IL54 Logan County, IL73 Mason County, IL41 McLean County, IL122 Fulton County, IL50 Menard County, IL16 Marshall County, IL18

Questions

How many tornadoes has Tazewell County, Illinois had?

73 tornadoes touched Tazewell County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.0 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Tazewell County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Nov 17, 2013, with a 46.4-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Tazewell County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (22 of 73). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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