EF1 tornado in La Salle County, Illinois
Tornado April 17, 2026 · La Salle County, Illinois
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 300 yards (0.17 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
An EF-1 tornado with peak winds near 95 mph appeared to have started just south of County Road 2200 N in Bureau County, where a barn structure sustained roofing damage. The tornado then moved northeastward into LaSalle County, producing damage to trees and farm outbuildings. Several wooden power poles were damaged just southeast of Mendota before a semi truck was blown over on I-39 as the tornado continued northeastward. The tornado then passed near Meriden, causing additional damage to trees and farm outbuildings before dissipating in an open field northwest of Earlville.
The wider storm
A line of severe thunderstorms moved across all of northern Illinois during the evening of April 17th producing several tornadoes and wind damage. Large hail occurred across parts of northwest Illinois and flooding occurred across parts of northeast Illinois.
Began near Peterstown (41.4880, -89.1670).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
9 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1333719. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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