EF1 tornado in Ford County, Illinois
Tornado June 11, 2026 · Ford County, Illinois
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Champaign County → Ford 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
A tornado with estimated peak winds of 100 mph touched down in Champaign County and crossed into Ford County just east of County Road 2200. The tornado caused significant damage at a farmstead where the main residence lost part of its roof, an outbuilding was nearly destroyed and a number of trees were snapped. The tornado continued northeast and ended just northeast of N 2280E Road.
The wider storm
Severe thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois during the afternoon and evening of June 11th producing wind damage, localized flooding and several tornadoes.
Began near Paxton (40.4004, -88.0360).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
14 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1341684. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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