Whiteside County tornado history

43 tornadoes touched Whiteside County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Mar 29, 1981).

43tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

0killed · 5 injured

20 milongest path · 1995

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

By rating

(E)F016

(E)F120

(E)F23

(E)F31

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated2

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Peak month: May.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 29, 1981	F4	5.1 mi	33 yd	0
Mar 13, 1990	F3	15.5 mi	250 yd	1
Jul 27, 1995	F2	20 mi	400 yd	0
May 7, 1962	F2	7.2 mi	10 yd	0
Mar 21, 1966	F2	0.1 mi	300 yd	0
Mar 31, 2023	EF1	13.9 mi	150 yd	0
Apr 9, 2015	EF1	12.5 mi	75 yd	0
May 23, 2020	EF1	12.3 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 9, 2015	EF1	8.3 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 20, 2023	EF1	5.9 mi	300 yd	0
Nov 10, 2020	EF1	4.3 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 5, 2022	EF1	4 mi	50 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 24, 2024	unrated	1 mi	10 yd
Jul 28, 2023	EF0	1 mi	20 yd
Apr 20, 2023	EF1	5.9 mi	300 yd
Mar 31, 2023	EF1	13.9 mi	150 yd
Mar 5, 2022	EF1	4 mi	50 yd
Nov 10, 2020	EF1	0.3 mi	100 yd
Nov 10, 2020	EF1	3.5 mi	100 yd
Nov 10, 2020	EF1	4.3 mi	100 yd
Jul 8, 2020	unrated	0.3 mi	10 yd
May 23, 2020	EF1	12.3 mi	30 yd
Mar 28, 2020	EF1	2.2 mi	20 yd
Jul 21, 2017	EF1	3.7 mi	150 yd

How many tornadoes has Whiteside County, Illinois had?

43 tornadoes touched Whiteside County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Whiteside County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Mar 29, 1981, with a 5.1-mile path.

When is tornado season in Whiteside County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (10 of 43). 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).