EF1 tornado in Iroquois County, Illinois
Tornado April 17, 2026 · Iroquois County, Illinois
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Ford County → Iroquois County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 150 yards (0.09 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 touched down west of Loda with initial damage consisting of the collapse of two empty grain bins. The tornado continued ENE crossing into Iroquois County southwest of Buckley, downing and uprooting trees and blowing over semi-trucks on Interstate 57. Near the end of the damage track, the roof of a large outbuilding was removed, while nearby trees were snapped near the base and deposited in various directions.
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 Lake Iroquois (40.5493, -88.1183).
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 1333728. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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