Ford County, Illinois
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1956 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
42
Tornado reports
47
Hail reports
37
Floods since 1996
379
All events
0
Deaths
$21.2M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Ford County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 42 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Thunderstorms producing heavy rain continued to redevelop across southwest Ford County during the late morning and early afternoon producing widespread significant flash flooding in many areas, including in Gibson City. Numerous homes and businesses suffered significant flood dam…
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Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A personal weather station measured a wind gust to 59 mph.
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Multiple trees and power lines were blown down.
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A personal weather station measured a wind gust to 62 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A personal weather station measured a wind gust to 60 mph.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A tornado with estimated peak winds of 80 mph touched down approximately 3 miles southeast of Saybrook in McLean County and crossed into Ford County just west of Route 54. The tornado damaged trees, power lines and an outbuilding in Harpster. The tornado then impacted a campgroun…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
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…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
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 …
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous tree limbs were blown down on the north side of Paxton.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A brief tornado with estimated peak winds of 85 mph touched down northeast of the intersection of County Road E 100N and County Road N 1400E. The tornado moved across fields and then just west of County Road 1500 E, the tornado lifted an outbuilding off a cinderblock foundation a…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
An eight to ten inch diameter tree limb was downed on E Patton St between Washington and College streets in Paxton.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A large tree was downed and blocking a driveway along IL-9 southeast of Elliot.
Flood Flood
About half a dozen streets in Paxton were under three to four inches of water.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
An EF-1 tornado touched down on the west side of Gibson City, producing significant roofing damage to several buildings along 8th Street. The tornado continued ENE for several miles, producing primarily tree damage before lifting approximately three miles ENE of Gibson City.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
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 …
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
An eight inch diameter tree limb was broken near the intersection of Oak St and American St in Paxton.
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Tornado EF0 Tornado
A tornado with estimated peak winds of 85 mph touched down just southwest of the intersection of E 300 North Road and N 450 E Road. The tornado crossed the intersection and peeled a west-facing section of metal roof eastward off an agricultural office building. While no condensat…
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Wildfire Wildfire
A wildfire started in a crop field southeast of Stelle near 3500N Road between 1800E Road and 100E Road. The fire rapidly spread northeast crossing 3600N and 3700N Roads and then entered far northeast Iroquois County. Several hundred acres were burned, some with unharvested crops…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was down in the road and power lines were down near the intersection of CRs 1300E and 2450N near Piper City.
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Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A 6 inch diameter tree limb was snapped along Route 115, one half mile south of Route 24.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Photos shared from emergency management showed numerous large tree limbs down, corn blown down, and soffit damage to a house in Sibley.
Flood Flood
Photos shared from emergency management showed numerous areas of standing water in and around Sibley, including full ditches and standing water on county roads.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Flood Flood
Multiple reports were received of minor yard and agricultural flooding near Piper City and Cullom.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
A personal weather station in Stelle recorded 1.71 during the first roughly 75 minutes since rain had begun, about 1.6 of which fell within a 30 minute window.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
A personal weather station near Piper City recorded 1.7 in the first roughly 90 minutes since rain had begun, 1.45 of which fell in about 15 minutes.
Tornado EFU Tornado
Based on an eyewitness account from an emergency manager and a video shared on social media, a brief tornado occurred northeast of the intersection of State Route 9 and N 1600 Road, west of Paxton. The tornado lasted approximately 90 seconds, and did not produce any known damage.
Hail Hail
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 6 |
| 2025 | 32 | 2 |
| 2024 | 27 | 2 |
| 2023 | 16 | 2 |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 | 17 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | 14 | 1 |
| 2012 | 8 | 1 |
| 2011 | 9 | 1 |
| 2010 | 6 | 1 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 |
| 2008 | 14 | 0 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 |
| 2006 | 16 | 2 |
| 2005 | 13 | 0 |
| 2004 | 7 | 2 |
| 2003 | 14 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 3 |
| 1999 | 3 | 1 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 1 |
| 1984 | 2 | 1 |
| 1982 | 6 | 2 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 2 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 2 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 |
| 1965 | 3 | 2 |
| 1961 | 2 | 1 |
| 1958 | 2 | 2 |
| 1956 | 2 | 2 |
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