EF1 tornado in Iroquois County, Illinois
Tornado April 17, 2026 · Iroquois County, Illinois
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Iroquois County → Iroquois County → Newton County, Indiana → Newton County, Indiana; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 125 yards (0.07 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 appeared to touch down in an open field southwest of the intersection of E 1200 North Road and N 2450 East Road and impacted a farm, leading to damage to several structures. The tornado then continued northeastward, causing damage to trees and farm outbuildings. The peak intensity of the tornado occurred near the end of the path along the Iroquois and Newton County border, where over a dozen new wooden power poles were snapped at their base. The tornado then appeared to lift just northeast of US-24 in southwestern Newton County.
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 Woodland (40.6807, -87.6762).
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 1333737. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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