Iroquois County, Illinois
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1954 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
64
Tornado reports
73
Hail reports
54
Floods since 1996
564
All events
3
Deaths
$17.9M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Iroquois County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 64 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.
An 86 year old man from Beaverville died of a severe heart condition while trying to shovel his truck out of the snow.
91 year old man found frozen to death in car in a ditch between Iroquois and Kankakee counties. No other cars involved.
Major flooding occurred along the Iroquois River. The river crested at 26.06 feet at Iroquois on February 22nd, which was the second highest crest on record. Flood stage at Iroquois is 18 feet and major stage is 25 feet. The river crested at 20.59 feet at Chebanse on February 24t…
Heavy rain which fell onto saturated and frozen ground on January 8th caused widespread and significant flooding across much of Iroquois County. The county was declared a disaster area and over 600 residents had to be evacuated. Many homes and businesses were flooded as well as h…
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A personal weather station measured a wind gust to 59 mph.
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A wind gust to 82 mph was measured at Iroquois Memorial Hospital.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A tornado with estimated peak winds of 90 mph which touched down northwest of Paxton in Ford County crossed into Iroquois County just west of Route 45. A large farm building was completely destroyed just east of N 400 East Road. Other tree damage occurred in this area. The tornad…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A tornado with estimated peak winds of 90 mph touched down just south of E 500 North Road where it destroyed a farm outbuilding. It also downed a few utility poles. High resolution satellite data and drone imagery showed a clear narrow damage path through crops in a field to the …
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A tornado with estimated peak winds of 80 mph touched down near Jefferson Avenue and 2nd Street. The tornado moved northeast through southern Watseka and ended near the intersection of Route 1 and Route 24. Damage along the path was largely confined to downed tree limbs. A person…
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Scattered tree damage occurred south of Iroquois including the top of a pine tree snapped.
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Several large tree limbs were snapped along and north of E 2000 North Road.
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A tree was downed onto a truck in Buckley.
Tornado EFU Tornado
Several videos were shared of a slow-moving landspout tornado that occurred a few miles east of Beaverville and north northeast of Donovan in rural northeast Iroquois County. No known damage was reported.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A brief EF-0 tornado caused damage to trees and outbuildings near and northeast of Woodland.
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 …
Tornado EF1 Tornado
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. T…
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Emergency management reported extensive tree damage around Watseka, particularly the southeast part of town. Numerous uprooted trees and snapped trunks were reported. Two separate personal weather stations on the south and southeast sides of town recorded a 72 mph and a 73 mph gu…
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A measured wind gust to 60 mph was reported.
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A personal weather station near Crescent City measured a wind gust to 61 mph.
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Tornado EF0 Tornado
A tornado with estimated peak winds of 80 mph touched down just southeast of the intersection of N 400 East Road and E 2900 North Road, west of Clifton. Three utility poles were snapped as the tornado moved northeast across E 2900 North Road. Roofing material was peeled off of a …
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A tornado with peak winds of 95 mph touched down in a field approximately two miles east of Clifton. In the first few minutes of its lifespan, the tornado largely remained over open fields and may have briefly lifted as little damage was observed west of Route 45. The tornado beg…
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A tornado with peak winds of 85 mph touched down just west of N 1300 East Road near Langan Creek, northeast of Clifton producing minor tree damage. Little to no damage was observed as the tornado moved across open farm fields on either side of Route 45. The tornado peeled roof sh…
Tornado EFU Tornado
Storm spotters and chasers captured footage of a funnel cloud south of Martinton that lasted several minutes. Photos and video showed that the funnel cloud was intermittently in contact with the ground as it moved northeast across open fields between N 1900 East Road and N 2400 E…
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A tree was blown down near the intersection of E 2880 North Road and N 3100 East Road.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 7 |
| 2025 | 37 | 7 |
| 2024 | 25 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 |
| 2021 | 26 | 2 |
| 2020 | 18 | 1 |
| 2019 | 28 | 2 |
| 2018 | 15 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 |
| 2015 | 12 | 0 |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 |
| 2013 | 10 | 2 |
| 2012 | 11 | 1 |
| 2011 | 19 | 0 |
| 2010 | 8 | 1 |
| 2009 | 12 | 1 |
| 2008 | 35 | 0 |
| 2007 | 15 | 0 |
| 2006 | 24 | 4 |
| 2005 | 15 | 0 |
| 2004 | 8 | 1 |
| 2003 | 15 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 1 |
| 2000 | 21 | 1 |
| 1999 | 7 | 1 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 2 |
| 1994 | 5 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 2 |
| 1991 | 3 | 1 |
| 1990 | 3 | 2 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 1 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 1 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 1 |
| 1979 | 2 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 2 | 2 |
| 1975 | 8 | 1 |
| 1974 | 6 | 2 |
| 1973 | 2 | 2 |
| 1972 | 2 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 4 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 1 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 2 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 2 | 0 |
| 1961 | 2 | 1 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 1 |
| 1958 | 2 | 0 |
| 1956 | 2 | 2 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
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