61553 Zip Code Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
Hot Rankings
The chance of earthquake damage in 61553 Zip Code is lower than Illinois average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in 61553 Zip Code is about the same as Illinois average and is much higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #1283
| 61553 Zip Code | 0.02 |
| Illinois | 0.24 |
| U.S. | 1.81 |
The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.
Volcano Index, #1
| 61553 Zip Code | 0.0000 |
| Illinois | 0.0000 |
| U.S. | 0.0023 |
The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.
Tornado Index, #707
| 61553 Zip Code | 225.91 |
| Illinois | 220.15 |
| U.S. | 136.45 |
The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.
Other Weather Extremes Events
A total of 3,464 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of 61553 Zip Code were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:
| Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count |
| Avalanche: | 0 | Blizzard: | 4 | Cold: | 46 | Dense Fog: | 39 | Drought: | 26 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 293 | Hail: | 933 | Heat: | 60 | Heavy Snow: | 39 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 27 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 42 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 1,684 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 97 | Winter Weather: | 92 |
| Other: | 82 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near 61553 Zip Code.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near 61553 Zip Code.
No historical earthquake events found in or near 61553 Zip Code.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 84 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near 61553 Zip Code.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 5.3 | 1975-07-23 | 3 | 40°34'N / 90°11'W | 40°32'N / 89°55'W | 14.00 Miles | 2630 Yards | 2 | 69 | 25.0M | 0 | Fulton |
| 6.0 | 1990-06-19 | 2 | 40°34'N / 90°07'W | 0.30 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Fulton | |
| 8.6 | 1975-06-13 | 3 | 40°41'N / 90°15'W | 40°40'N / 90°07'W | 6.60 Miles | 1300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Fulton |
| 10.3 | 2010-06-05 | 2 | 40°46'N / 89°59'W | 40°46'N / 89°57'W | 2.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 85.0M | 0K | Peoria |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado crossed the Knox-Peoria County line 1.1 miles west of Elmwood, then continued southeastward through the town of Elmwood. Considerable structural damage occurred to 10 homes, 30 businesses and nearly two dozen vehicles in downtown Elmwood, amounting to approximately $85 million in damages. There was a total of about 80 people, some that were attending an outdoor festival in the downtown and some that were at a theater, that took shelter in the basement of the movie theater. As a result, there were no injuries. The tornado dissipated 1 mile east of Elmwood. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A stationary frontal boundary extending from southern Michigan across north-central Illinois served as the focus for severe thunderstorm development during the late afternoon and evening of June 5th. A vigorous upper-level disturbance tracking across the Upper Midwest added extra wind energy to the atmosphere, allowing supercell thunderstorms to develop along the front. Eight tornadoes were spawned by the storms, mainly along a Galesburg to Eureka line. An isolated tornado formed further south across eastern Logan and western DeWitt counties as well. No injuries were reported. | |||||||||||
| 10.9 | 2010-06-05 | 2 | 40°48'N / 90°05'W | 40°46'N / 89°59'W | 6.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 420K | 50K | Knox |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched down 4.5 miles west-northwest of Yates City in eastern Knox County then tracked southeastward to the Knox-Peoria County line. Large tree limbs were snapped and crops were scoured in numerous places along this path. A house had the roof torn off and much of the upper level of the structure severely damaged. The attached garage was also destroyed. In addition, a large garage was destroyed, and seven outbuildings were severely damaged. The tornado continued southeastward into Peoria County. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A stationary frontal boundary extending from southern Michigan across north-central Illinois served as the focus for severe thunderstorm development during the late afternoon and evening of June 5th. A vigorous upper-level disturbance tracking across the Upper Midwest added extra wind energy to the atmosphere, allowing supercell thunderstorms to develop along the front. Eight tornadoes were spawned by the storms, mainly along a Galesburg to Eureka line. An isolated tornado formed further south across eastern Logan and western DeWitt counties as well. No injuries were reported. | |||||||||||
| 11.4 | 1975-07-23 | 3 | 40°33'N / 90°20'W | 40°33'N / 90°07'W | 11.10 Miles | 2630 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Fulton |
| 12.4 | 1976-08-11 | 2 | 40°30'N / 90°12'W | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Fulton | |||
| 13.1 | 1961-05-14 | 3 | 40°43'N / 90°13'W | 40°54'N / 89°59'W | 17.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 8 | 2.5M | 0 | Knox |
| 16.0 | 1995-05-13 | 2 | 40°44'N / 90°23'W | 40°49'N / 90°09'W | 14.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 2 | 1.6M | 0 | Knox |
| Brief Description: A tornado touched down 1 N of St. Augustine and traveled to the northeast. Twelve farm structures and 14 pieces of farm equipment were destroyed. Eighteen homes were either damaged or destroyed. Numerous trees were blown over and a 10 acre orchard with over 1200 trees was destroyed. The tornado also took off the roof of the Maquon Fire Department before it lifted and dissipated 1 NE of Maquon. Two people sustained minor injuries and damage was estimated around $1.6 million. | |||||||||||
| 18.6 | 1995-05-13 | 4 | 40°22'N / 90°18'W | 40°25'N / 90°07'W | 7.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 45 | 6.0M | 0 | Fulton |
| Brief Description: A tornado touched down 1 NE of Ipava and traveled to the northeast for seven miles, lifting and dissipating 2 NE of Lewistown. The tops of some high power line structures were broken off and 12 homes were destroyed. Numerous livestock were killed. Numerous cars and farm equipment were either damaged or destroyed. One car was thrown over a 100 yards into a farm field. Forty-five people sustained minor injuries, mainly from flying debris. Damage was estimated around $6 million. | |||||||||||
| 19.2 | 1990-11-27 | 2 | 40°28'N / 89°44'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Tazewell | |
| 20.1 | 1960-05-16 | 2 | 40°36'N / 89°39'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Tazewell | |||
| 20.2 | 2003-05-10 | 2 | 40°24'N / 89°48'W | 40°25'N / 89°45'W | 2.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mason |
| Brief Description: A tornado touched down just southwest of Manito. As it traveled to the northeast it destroyed 4 homes, as well as power lines and trees. Twenty-four homes sustained minor to major damage. One elderly woman sustained minor injuries, a cut on her arm and bruises, while taking shelter in her walk-in pantry. No other injuries were reported. | |||||||||||
| 20.2 | 1995-05-13 | 3 | 40°25'N / 89°56'W | 40°31'N / 89°29'W | 25.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 25 | 4.0M | 0 | Tazewell |
| Brief Description: A tornado touched down along the Illinois River (3 NE of Goofy Ridge) and traveled to the northeast for 25 miles before lifting and dissipating in Tremont (Tazwell County). The tornado damaged or destroyed over 36 homes and mobile homes in Mason County and injured 23 people. Numerous trees were blown down, especially in the Sand Ridge State Forest, as well as, numerous power poles. In Tazwell County, 25 homes were either damaged or destroyed (seven homes were destroyed in a subdivision 1 S of South Pekin were two people suffered minor injuries). Numerous silos and machine sheds were destroyed. Damage was estimated around $4 million. | |||||||||||
| 20.2 | 1998-04-07 | 2 | 40°20'N / 90°04'W | 40°20'N / 90°03'W | 1.00 Mile | 35 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fulton |
| Brief Description: A tornado initially touched down in a farm field and overturned some irrigation equipment 3 miles east southeast of Sepo. Then it travelled to the northeast destroying a mobile home which was anchored, but the only thing left was the floor of the unit. The floor was wiped clean of all plumbing fixtures and walls with only a washing machine and water heater left on the floor. Most of the debris was deposited in the Illinois River about 50 yards away. A couple of three foot diameter trees were snapped off near the mobile home. Also, a nearby machine shed was destroyed and a motor home was rolled three times over the top of the damage and left upside down 30 feet from its original position. Just north of the mobile home, a concrete block pumping station was damaged. The roof was torn off, all of the windows broken out, and one wall was buckled. The tornado then moved across the Illinois River into Mason County. The tornado moved into the Baldwin Beach area, damaging three homes. From there the tornado, hopped and skipped along a northeasterly track, causing spotty damage to trees. The tornado finally lifted and dissipated 7 miles northeast of Buzzville in the Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery area. No injuries were reported and no damage estimate was available. | |||||||||||
| 21.6 | 1965-09-14 | 3 | 40°45'N / 89°43'W | 40°44'N / 89°35'W | 6.60 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 30 | 2.5M | 0 | Peoria |
| 21.8 | 1976-06-29 | 4 | 40°48'N / 89°45'W | 40°50'N / 89°39'W | 4.90 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Peoria |
| 21.8 | 1975-11-29 | 2 | 40°15'N / 90°01'W | 40°25'N / 89°44'W | 18.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Mason |
| 22.4 | 1955-05-26 | 2 | 40°33'N / 89°37'W | 1.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Tazewell | |
| 23.5 | 1981-07-25 | 2 | 40°54'N / 89°46'W | 2.00 Miles | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Peoria | |
| 23.6 | 1974-06-14 | 3 | 40°56'N / 90°24'W | 40°43'N / 90°24'W | 14.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 0K | 0 | Knox |
| 24.9 | 2003-05-10 | 3 | 40°28'N / 89°41'W | 40°39'N / 89°27'W | 17.50 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 32 | 10.0M | 0 | Tazewell |
| Brief Description: This long track tornado first touched down 3 miles southwest of South Pekin and traveled to the northeast. It destroyed several homes before reaching the eastern sections of South Pekin where it intensified to F3 strength. The tornado destroyed 50 homes, caused minor to major damage on an additional 80 homes before exiting the town. As the tornado approached Morton, it weakened briefly but quickly intensified again as it crossed the intersection of I-74 and I-155. When it crossed the highways, 8 vehicles were damaged and one injury was sustained when a car was overturned by the tornado as it crossed I-74. It destroyed several three story apartment buildings and severely damaged several others in the complex. A couple of businesses in the area were destroyed as well. It then moved through several subdivisions, damaging over 100 homes, some severely. The tornado eventually weakened and lifted 2.5 miles north of Morton. In all, 32 people were injured by the tornado, three seriously, but they have since recovered. | |||||||||||
| 25.3 | 1960-05-25 | 2 | 40°39'N / 89°33'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Tazewell | |||
| 26.1 | 1996-04-19 | 2 | 40°12'N / 90°09'W | 40°18'N / 90°02'W | 9.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mason |
| Brief Description: A tornado touched down in Bath causing major damage to one home and minor damage to 11 homes. Also, 2 trailers were destroyed. In one of the trailers a woman sustained minor injuries when the tornado hit it. After going through Bath, the tornado continued to the northeast where it destroyed and uprooted numerous trees in the Bath Cemetery, blew down numerous power lines, destroyed numerous farm buildings and picked up a semi-truck and blew it into a nearby field. Only the one minor injury was reported and no damage estimate was available. | |||||||||||
| 27.1 | 1959-09-27 | 2 | 40°28'N / 90°36'W | 40°33'N / 90°27'W | 9.40 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Mcdonough |
| 28.1 | 1961-05-14 | 3 | 40°54'N / 89°59'W | 41°07'N / 89°43'W | 20.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Peoria |
| 28.4 | 1976-03-04 | 2 | 41°02'N / 90°06'W | 0.10 Mile | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Knox | |
| 30.3 | 1968-05-15 | 3 | 40°14'N / 89°50'W | 40°17'N / 89°36'W | 12.60 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 25 | 2.5M | 0 | Mason |
| 30.4 | 1956-08-13 | 3 | 40°42'N / 89°30'W | 40°41'N / 89°25'W | 3.80 Miles | 27 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Tazewell |
| 31.0 | 1990-03-08 | 2 | 40°14'N / 90°26'W | 40°14'N / 90°12'W | 15.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Fulton |
| 31.4 | 1975-03-23 | 2 | 41°04'N / 90°11'W | 1.00 Mile | 80 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Knox | |
| 32.4 | 1964-04-21 | 3 | 40°25'N / 90°44'W | 40°30'N / 90°29'W | 14.10 Miles | 17 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mcdonough |
| 33.3 | 1999-04-05 | 2 | 40°38'N / 90°41'W | 40°41'N / 90°39'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Warren |
| Brief Description: The tornado first touched down along Highway 9 southwest of Good Hope snapping several trees. From there the tornado moved northeast across Town Fork Creek damaging several trees in a densely wooded area and snapping two large trees along a county road. Damage along this path was rated F0. As the tornado continued northeast it moved through plowed farmland and approached a homestead along north-south county road west of Good Hope. The house sustained no structural damage, but several outbuildings suffered substantial damage. An older concrete block hog house was destroyed while the roof and sides of a new machine shed were torn off. A grain bin was blown about 500 yards from the home site into a neighboring field. Damage along this path was rated F2. For the next several miles the tornado tracked through plowed farmland snapping a few trees and blowing over several fences. The tornado then approached US Highway 67 just south of the McDonough-Warren County line. The tornado snapped two very large oak trees at a homestead with one landing on the house. It continued on a northeast track snapping several trees and damaging a roof on a homestead just south of the county line. Damage along this path was rated F1. The tornado then crossed from McDonough county into Warren county just east of highway 67. As the tornado continued northeast it hit a group of farm buildings north of the county line. Three of the buildings sustained major damage. A corn crib was blown on it's side while the roof of a barn and shed were destroyed. Damage along this path was rated F1. The tornado tracked into the south side of Swan Creek destroying a grain elevator. Just northeast of the elevator the walls of a concrete block machine shop were blown in and the building was completely destroyed. As is continued northeast it toppled several trees and antennae. Other damage in Swan Creek included two porches torn off homesteads and two roofs lifted, but not pulled off homesteads. Damage along this path was rated F2. The tornado continued northeast and lifted just north of town. | |||||||||||
| 33.7 | 1968-05-15 | 3 | 40°17'N / 89°36'W | 40°17'N / 89°33'W | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Logan | ||
| 34.2 | 1957-03-14 | 2 | 40°12'N / 89°42'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mason | |||
| 34.3 | 1967-01-24 | 3 | 40°07'N / 90°13'W | 40°10'N / 90°08'W | 5.10 Miles | 80 Yards | 1 | 3 | 25K | 0 | Mason |
| 34.6 | 2010-06-05 | 2 | 40°45'N / 89°24'W | 40°45'N / 89°23'W | 1.00 Mile | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 560K | 30K | Tazewell |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched down 2.9 miles north of Washington in northern Tazewell County, then continued eastward to the Tazewell-Woodford County line. Numerous trees and power poles were snapped along the path of the tornado. Three large outbuildings and two hog sheds were destroyed. In addition, the roof of a farm house was lifted off, the roof of another house was severely damaged, a garage was destroyed, and a grain bin was blown one quarter of a mile into a field. The tornado then continued eastward into Woodford County. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A stationary frontal boundary extending from southern Michigan across north-central Illinois served as the focus for severe thunderstorm development during the late afternoon and evening of June 5th. A vigorous upper-level disturbance tracking across the Upper Midwest added extra wind energy to the atmosphere, allowing supercell thunderstorms to develop along the front. Eight tornadoes were spawned by the storms, mainly along a Galesburg to Eureka line. An isolated tornado formed further south across eastern Logan and western DeWitt counties as well. No injuries were reported. | |||||||||||
| 34.9 | 1957-05-21 | 3 | 40°30'N / 90°48'W | 40°37'N / 90°35'W | 13.70 Miles | 120 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Mcdonough |
| 35.2 | 1999-04-05 | 2 | 40°32'N / 90°43'W | 40°37'N / 90°41'W | 6.40 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 6K | 0 | Mcdonough |
| Brief Description: The tornado first touched down along Highway 9 southwest of Good Hope snapping several trees. From there the tornado moved northeast across Town Fork Creek damaging several trees in a densely wooded area and snapping two large trees along a county road. Damage along this path was rated F0. As the tornado continued northeast it moved through plowed farmland and approached a homestead along north-south county road west of Good Hope. The house sustained no structural damage, but several outbuildings suffered substantial damage. An older concrete block hog house was destroyed while the roof and sides of a new machine shed were torn off. A grain bin was blown about 500 yards from the home site into a neighboring field. Damage along this path was rated F2. For the next several miles the tornado tracked through plowed farmland snapping a few trees and blowing over several fences. The tornado then approached US Highway 67 just south of the McDonough-Warren County line. The tornado snapped two very large oak trees at a homestead with one landing on the house. It continued on a northeast track snapping several trees and damaging a roof on a homestead just south of the county line. Damage along this path was rated F1. The tornado then crossed from McDonough county into Warren county just east of highway 67. As the tornado continued northeast it hit a group of farm buildings north of the county line. Three of the buildings sustained major damage. A corn crib was blown on it's side while the roof of a barn and shed were destroyed. Damage along this path was rated F1. The tornado tracked into the south side of Swan Creek destroying a grain elevator. Just northeast of the elevator the walls of a concrete block machine shop were blown in and the building was completely destroyed. As is continued northeast it toppled several trees and antennae. Other damage in Swan Creek included two porches torn off homesteads and two roofs lifted, but not pulled off homesteads. Damage along this path was rated F2. The tornado continued northeast and lifted just north of town. | |||||||||||
| 35.2 | 1967-01-24 | 2 | 40°48'N / 89°24'W | 2.50 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mclean | |
| 35.4 | 1986-09-29 | 2 | 40°25'N / 89°25'W | 2.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Tazewell | |
| 35.8 | 1959-09-26 | 2 | 40°54'N / 90°38'W | 40°57'N / 90°33'W | 4.90 Miles | 300 Yards | 1 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Warren |
| 36.0 | 1967-01-24 | 2 | 40°40'N / 89°23'W | 40°42'N / 89°19'W | 3.30 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Tazewell |
| 36.3 | 2010-06-05 | 2 | 40°45'N / 89°23'W | 40°45'N / 89°20'W | 2.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 70K | 0K | Woodford |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado crossed into Woodford County from Tazewell County approximately 3.2 miles south-southwest of Metamora. Several trees were snapped, five power poles were damaged, the metal roof of a barn was lifted off and windows were broken on a house. The tornado lifted 2.6 miles south-southeast of Metamora. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A stationary frontal boundary extending from southern Michigan across north-central Illinois served as the focus for severe thunderstorm development during the late afternoon and evening of June 5th. A vigorous upper-level disturbance tracking across the Upper Midwest added extra wind energy to the atmosphere, allowing supercell thunderstorms to develop along the front. Eight tornadoes were spawned by the storms, mainly along a Galesburg to Eureka line. An isolated tornado formed further south across eastern Logan and western DeWitt counties as well. No injuries were reported. | |||||||||||
| 36.6 | 1969-10-10 | 2 | 40°38'N / 89°20'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Tazewell | |
| 38.5 | 1998-04-07 | 2 | 40°05'N / 90°16'W | 40°06'N / 90°13'W | 3.00 Miles | 66 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mason |
| Brief Description: A tornado touched down 3 miles southwest of Snicarte. It moved a two story frame house three feet off its foundation with its TV antenna wrapped over the top of the house. An exterior wall on the far side of the house was blown off. Some roof and siding damage also occurred with two 3 foot diameter trees next to the house uprooted. Just north of the house 3 outbuildings were destroyed as well as two grain bins. The tornado continued on a northeast track, skipping along the path tipping over some irrigation equipment, destroying another barn, and knocking over numerous large pine trees before dissipating. No injuries were reported and no damage estimate was available. | |||||||||||
| 38.8 | 1967-07-23 | 2 | 41°07'N / 89°41'W | 41°03'N / 89°31'W | 9.40 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Stark |
| 39.1 | 1951-11-13 | 2 | 40°12'N / 89°43'W | 40°36'N / 88°59'W | 47.40 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mason |
| 39.1 | 1996-04-19 | 3 | 41°12'N / 90°07'W | 41°11'N / 90°02'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 4 | 10.0M | 0 | Henry |
| Brief Description: 10 Million in damage and 4 hospitalized as this tornado moved from Bishop Hill through Galva. At least 6 Million of damage was reported in the city limits of Galva where 150 homes were damaged, 26 received extensive damage, and 15 had to be destroyed. Extensive damage was also received to the city sewage treatment plant. A second, small and short lived tornado, did much less damage to the eastern part of town, most notably pushing over gravestones in a cemetery and downing trees. | |||||||||||
| 39.2 | 1981-06-21 | 3 | 40°14'N / 90°38'W | 40°12'N / 90°28'W | 8.80 Miles | 880 Yards | 1 | 12 | 2.5M | 0 | Schuyler |
| 39.7 | 1982-03-12 | 2 | 40°20'N / 90°41'W | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Mcdonough | |||
| 39.7 | 1985-03-28 | 2 | 40°17'N / 89°29'W | 40°16'N / 89°23'W | 4.50 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Logan |
| 40.6 | 1976-03-26 | 2 | 40°43'N / 89°16'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Woodford | |
| 41.4 | 2003-05-10 | 2 | 40°41'N / 89°19'W | 40°49'N / 89°12'W | 10.50 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Woodford |
| Brief Description: As the tornado crossed from Tazewell County into Woodford County it increased in intensity. It destroyed several homes, outbuildings and businesses along US 24 before clipping the northwestern side of Eureka damaging several homes there. As it traveled to the northeast, additional homes sustained damage as well as trees, power lines, power poles, sheds and outbuildings. It moved through the extreme northern portions of Roanoke before lifting and dissipating one mile north of Roanoke. Several homes in this area sustained damage. Overall, 4 people sustained minor injuries. | |||||||||||
| 41.5 | 1974-06-14 | 3 | 41°18'N / 90°35'W | 40°56'N / 90°24'W | 26.90 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 1 | 0K | 0 | Mercer |
| 42.4 | 1965-04-24 | 3 | 41°09'N / 89°37'W | 41°06'N / 89°30'W | 6.50 Miles | 43 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Marshall |
| 42.5 | 2004-07-13 | 4 | 40°48'N / 89°20'W | 40°47'N / 89°10'W | 9.60 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Woodford |
| Brief Description: The tornado touched down around 234 pm CDT approximately 1.75 miles north-northeast of Metamora in western Woodford County. The tornado traveled southeast for about 2.5 miles, before beginning a temporary eastward jog between county roads 1300E and 1400E. The tornado curved southeast again, striking the Parsons Company, Inc.'s manufacturing plant around 241 pm CDT. The plant was severely damaged by the tornado. Approximately 140 people were in the plant at the time, but all personnel made it to storm shelters in time (approximately 3 to 5 minutes before the tornado arrived). Steel beams and metal siding from the plant were found approximately three quarters of a mile east in a farm field. From the plant, the tornado continued east, just south of Illinois Route 116/117, affecting 4 farmsteads approximately 1/2 to 1 mile east of the plant. Two of the farmsteads closest to the plant (about 1/2 to 3/4 mile east) had the 2-story houses completely blown away, with only debris remaining in the basements and nearby property. The other two farmsteads had significant damage to the 2-story houses with outbuildings demolished. The center of the tornado tracked about 100 yards south of the houses located on the south side of the road. From the plant to the farmsteads, the average width of the tornado was 400 yards and was close to 1/4 mile wide at times. The greatest tornado intensity was during this approximately 1 mile stretch and has been rated F4 by the National Weather Service. At this point, the tornado began to move more east-southeast and caused significant damage to a barn near the intersection of County Roads 1300N and 1600E, about 2.5 miles southwest of Roanoke. The tornado continued to move east-southeast and damaged a house about 1.25 miles south-southwest of Roanoke, near the intersection of County Roads 1300N and 1700E. The tornado crossed 1300N shortly afterward and curved sharply to the southeast. The tornado lifted around 254 pm about 2 miles southeast of Roanoke, at County Road 1900E. | |||||||||||
| 42.6 | 1990-11-27 | 2 | 40°06'N / 90°35'W | 40°11'N / 90°29'W | 6.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Schuyler |
| 43.2 | 1972-07-17 | 3 | 41°04'N / 89°38'W | 41°08'N / 89°21'W | 15.20 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Marshall |
| 43.4 | 2003-05-30 | 2 | 40°51'N / 89°18'W | 40°47'N / 89°11'W | 7.30 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Woodford |
| Brief Description: Several homes sustained major damage and several sheds were destroyed by the tornado. It also blew down numerous trees, tree limbs, power lines and power poles. As the tornado approached Roanoke, it weakened quite a bit with only minor tree damage reported through town before the tornado lifted and dissipated on the southeast side of town. No injuries were reported. | |||||||||||
| 43.7 | 1962-05-28 | 2 | 41°13'N / 90°20'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Henry | |||
| 43.7 | 1990-03-08 | 2 | 40°12'N / 90°54'W | 40°14'N / 90°26'W | 25.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Schuyler |
| 44.0 | 1959-09-26 | 2 | 41°10'N / 89°39'W | 41°12'N / 89°36'W | 1.90 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Stark |
| 44.1 | 1996-04-19 | 2 | 40°19'N / 89°20'W | 40°20'N / 89°15'W | 4.40 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.0M | 0 | Tazewell |
| Brief Description: A tornado touched down just south of the Logan/Tazewell County line (on 1350E), causing minor damage to three homes. Then the tornado travelled to the northeast, through the south side of Armington, destroying one home as well as several outbuildings. Also, 2 homes sustained major damage and 5 homes sustained minor damage. After moving through the Armington area, the tornado moved into southwestern McLean County. Here it destroyed a church and one home and caused major damage to another home in the area. Also, 8 homes sustained minor damage and numerous barns, outbuildings, grain bins, trees, and farm equipment were either damaged or destroyed. No injuries were reported. Damage was estimated around $15,000 in Logan County, $1 million in Tazewell County, and around $1 million in McLean County. | |||||||||||
| 44.1 | 1974-04-13 | 2 | 40°18'N / 90°55'W | 40°26'N / 90°41'W | 15.20 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Mcdonough |
| 44.2 | 1959-09-26 | 2 | 41°11'N / 90°22'W | 41°18'N / 90°10'W | 12.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Henry |
| 44.5 | 1974-06-22 | 2 | 40°39'N / 89°11'W | 0.80 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Woodford | |
| 44.7 | 1957-03-14 | 2 | 40°06'N / 90°35'W | 40°08'N / 90°32'W | 2.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Schuyler |
| 45.0 | 1975-06-14 | 2 | 41°10'N / 89°33'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Bureau | |||
| 45.2 | 1974-04-13 | 2 | 41°12'N / 90°27'W | 0.10 Mile | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mercer | |
| 45.5 | 1986-09-24 | 2 | 40°49'N / 89°12'W | 2.50 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Woodford | |
| 45.7 | 2010-12-31 | 3 | 39°58'N / 89°51'W | 40°00'N / 89°48'W | 4.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 1 | 12.0M | 0K | Menard |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado touched down on the west side of Lake Petersburg at 12:37 PM CST, then tracked northeast over the lake and across Sunny Acres Road, before lifting southeast of the intersection of Tice Road and Illinois 123 at 12:40 PM CST. A total of 29 homes sustained significant structural damage, four of which could not be repaired. Two barns were also destroyed, and nearly 100 houses and a nursing home had minor damage along the path of the tornado. One person was seriously injured when the tornado caused a large tree limb to fall on their automobile, crushing the car and trapping the occupant. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A strong cold front pushed across central Illinois on December 31st, triggering a line of strong to severe thunderstorms. Unseasonably warm and moist air ahead of the front aided in initial storm development, while a strong upper-level disturbance created a highly sheared environment. One of the resulting supercell thunderstorms produced an EF3 tornado that tracked across the Lake Petersburg area in Menard County, creating considerable damage. | |||||||||||
| 46.1 | 2003-05-10 | 2 | 40°07'N / 90°40'W | 40°09'N / 90°35'W | 6.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Schuyler |
| Brief Description: A tornado touched down 5.5 miles west of Rushville. It destroyed a house, as well as a barn. The tornado traveled to the northeast blowing down numerous trees and power lines. Also, numerous silos, barns and machine sheds were either damaged or destroyed. The tornado lifted and dissipated 3 miles north northwest of Rushville. No injuries were reported. | |||||||||||
| 46.1 | 1951-06-27 | 3 | 40°16'N / 89°28'W | 40°16'N / 89°07'W | 18.20 Miles | 200 Yards | 1 | 15 | 2.5M | 0 | Logan |
| 46.5 | 1974-04-13 | 2 | 41°14'N / 90°25'W | 0.10 Mile | 17 Yards | 0 | 1 | 3K | 0 | Mercer | |
| 46.5 | 1976-03-04 | 3 | 41°12'N / 89°34'W | 0.80 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Bureau | |
| 46.6 | 1996-04-19 | 3 | 40°21'N / 89°15'W | 40°22'N / 89°11'W | 4.80 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.0M | 0 | Mclean |
| Brief Description: A tornado touched down just south of the Logan/Tazewell County line (on 1350E), causing minor damage to three homes. Then the tornado travelled to the northeast, through the south side of Armington, destroying one home as well as several outbuildings. Also, 2 homes sustained major damage and 5 homes sustained minor damage. After moving through the Armington area, the tornado moved into southwestern McLean County. Here it destroyed a church and one home and caused major damage to another home in the area. Also, 8 homes sustained minor damage and numerous barns, outbuildings, grain bins, trees, and farm equipment were either damaged or destroyed. No injuries were reported. Damage was estimated around $15,000 in Logan County, $1 million in Tazewell County, and around $1 million in McLean County. | |||||||||||
| 46.7 | 1953-04-09 | 2 | 40°07'N / 89°27'W | 40°11'N / 89°21'W | 6.50 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 3 | 25K | 0 | Logan |
| 46.9 | 1963-04-18 | 2 | 41°02'N / 90°45'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Warren | |||
| 47.1 | 1973-07-27 | 2 | 40°01'N / 90°26'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Cass | |||
| 47.5 | 1961-05-14 | 3 | 39°43'N / 91°18'W | 40°43'N / 90°13'W | 89.60 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Pike |
| 48.3 | 1967-01-24 | 2 | 40°51'N / 90°56'W | 40°55'N / 90°51'W | 5.70 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Henderson |
| 48.6 | 1960-06-23 | 2 | 39°57'N / 90°13'W | 39°54'N / 90°00'W | 11.80 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Cass |
| 48.7 | 1977-05-05 | 4 | 40°15'N / 89°15'W | 40°16'N / 89°14'W | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Logan | ||
* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.