EF1 tornado in Ford County, Illinois
Tornado June 11, 2026 · Ford 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 100 yards (0.06 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 90 mph touched down in a field northwest of the intersection of N 1800E Road and E 500N Road. Significant damage occurred to a garage and barn just west of N 1800E Road with debris blown into an adjacent field and wooden boards impaled into the ground. The tornado crossed Interstate 57 where two semi trucks were rolled over. Tree damage also occurred in this area. The tornado crossed into Iroquois County just west of Route 45.
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 (40.4788, -88.1263).
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 1341691. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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