Wayne County tornado history

30 tornadoes touched Wayne County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 2, 1990). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 67 people.

30tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 67 injured

112.1 milongest path · 1961

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

By rating

(E)F09

(E)F18

(E)F28

(E)F33

(E)F42

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 2, 1990	F4	106 mi	300 yd	12	1
Jun 2, 1990	F4	23 mi	300 yd	2	0
Apr 21, 2002	F3	31.5 mi	500 yd	42	1
Dec 18, 1957	F3	19.6 mi	200 yd	1	0
Apr 19, 1996	F3	17 mi	400 yd	0	0
Mar 6, 1961	F2	112.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 11, 1958	F2	32.9 mi	50 yd	1	0
Jan 7, 1989	F2	27 mi	100 yd	6	0
Apr 19, 2011	EF2	10.6 mi	150 yd	2	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF2	9.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF2	7.9 mi	300 yd	0	0
Mar 8, 2009	EF2	5.6 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 14, 2024	EF1	2.8 mi	75 yd	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
May 6, 2021	EF0	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
Dec 23, 2015	EF1	4.3 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 23, 2014	EF0	2.9 mi	200 yd	0
Jun 23, 2014	EF0	1.8 mi	150 yd	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF2	9.5 mi	150 yd	0
Nov 17, 2013	EF2	7.9 mi	300 yd	0
Jul 2, 2013	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 19, 2011	EF2	10.6 mi	150 yd	2
Mar 8, 2009	EF0	4.2 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 8, 2009	EF1	14.4 mi	50 yd	1

Deadliest: Jun 2, 1990, F4, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Edwards County, IL12 Clay County, IL19 Hamilton County, IL14 Richland County, IL17 White County, IL28 Jefferson County, IL33 Marion County, IL38 Wabash County, IL19

Questions

How many tornadoes has Wayne County, Illinois had?

30 tornadoes touched Wayne County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Wayne County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 2, 1990, with a 106-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Wayne County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (7 of 30). 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).