Vermilion County tornado history

72 tornadoes touched Vermilion County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.9 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Mar 20, 1976). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 66 people.

72tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

3killed · 66 injured

156.7 milongest path · 1953

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

By rating

(E)F041

(E)F116

(E)F29

(E)F33

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated2

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
Mar 20, 1976	F4	63.7 mi	800 yd	18	0
Apr 9, 1953	F3	156.7 mi	750 yd	22	3
Nov 17, 2013	EF3	29.8 mi	880 yd	6	0
Apr 3, 1974	F3	14.9 mi	350 yd	0	0
Mar 6, 1961	F2	30.6 mi	10 yd	2	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF2	19.7 mi	440 yd	1	0
Apr 3, 1974	F2	7.8 mi	177 yd	12	0
Jul 2, 1962	F2	6.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 21, 1961	F2	3.6 mi	10 yd	0	0
Dec 10, 2021	EF2	3.6 mi	200 yd	0	0
Aug 12, 1973	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 14, 1973	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Oct 3, 2025	unrated	0.3 mi	30 yd
Aug 16, 2025	unrated	0.1 mi	40 yd
May 20, 2025	EF1	5 mi	80 yd
May 20, 2025	EF0	6.7 mi	40 yd
May 20, 2025	EF0	1.7 mi	30 yd
Jun 29, 2024	EF0	4.7 mi	30 yd
Jun 5, 2024	EF1	1.2 mi	100 yd
Mar 31, 2023	EF1	16.5 mi	300 yd
Dec 10, 2021	EF2	3.6 mi	200 yd
May 28, 2019	EF0	0.2 mi	10 yd
May 23, 2019	EF1	1.6 mi	200 yd
May 26, 2017	EF1	0.3 mi	75 yd

Deadliest: Apr 9, 1953, F3, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Warren County, IN13 Champaign County, IL86 Fountain County, IN11 Vermillion County, IN13 Edgar County, IL34 Benton County, IN24 Ford County, IL39 Douglas County, IL30

Questions

How many tornadoes has Vermilion County, Illinois had?

72 tornadoes touched Vermilion County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.9 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Vermilion County?

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

When is tornado season in Vermilion County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (17 of 72). 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).