Kendall 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.
31
Tornado reports
91
Hail reports
38
Floods since 1996
507
All events
0
Deaths
$10.0M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Kendall County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 31 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.
Tornado F5 Tornado
In Oswego, Route 25 was flooded and closed between Oswego and Montgomery Roads. Several cars drove around the barricades and at least one car was swept into the Fox River. The driver was able to escape. Four miles south of Little Rock, Jetter Road was flooded and closed. Three oc…
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Multiple trees were uprooted near Southbury Boulevard and Bower Lane.
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Large tree limbs and small trees were blown down.
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Mulitple utility poles were blown down along Route 47 between Joliet Road and the Libson Township building.
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A tree was uprooted near Plattville Road and Chicago Road.
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A tree was blown down blocking Schlapp Road, one half mile south of Route 126.
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Trees and power lines were blown down.
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A personal weather station measured a wind gust to 63 mph.
Hail Hail
A photo showed hail measuring one inch in diameter.
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A few 1 inch hail reports came out of the Plano and Millbrook areas. Time estimated using radar.
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Flash Flood Flash Flood
Street flooding was reported on the southeast side of Yorkville with at least six inches of standing water. A few other mPing reports of street flooding came out of the Yorkville and Oswego areas.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Significant basement flooding was reported in Boulder Hill. A car was also reported floating in floodwater. One private weather station in town recorded 5.1 of 24-hour rainfall on the morning of the 17th, and another recorded 4.5.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Three to four feet of standing water were reported in Oswego's Fox Chase subdivision.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
A private weather station in Oswego recorded 6.02 of 24-hour rainfall, 5.42 of which fell between 2 and 6 AM CST.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
At Oswego High School, prolonged intense rainfall overwhelmed the capacity of a storm drainage system. Up to two feet of water flooded a courtyard near the school. Water flowed from the courtyard into the school via a set of double doors and reached depths of 8 to 10 inches near …
Lightning Lightning
A lightning strike impacted Oswego East High School knocking out electrical systems including telephones. The time of the strike is unknown and was estimated using radar and lightning data.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Torrential rainfall led to the failure of a drain pipe coupling at Oswego East High School. The failure took place on the third floor of the school causing water damage to spread to the lowest three levels. Hard ceilings had to be redone, carpets were extracted and cleaned, drywa…
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Long Beach Elementary in Boulder Hill experienced water damage following prolonged heavy rainfall. Water entered the building via an existing leak in an old cast iron drain pipe. Most impacts were to one classroom and a portion of the school was closed while repairs were made. Dr…
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Seven to ten large tree limbs were downed at Long Beach Elementary. Time was estimated based on radar.
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Large tree limbs were blown down in Oswego.
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A video showed two trees blown down.
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Multiple trees were blown down on the south side of Yorkville.
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Trees fell on power lines near Meadowview Lane.
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A photo showed a portion of a 4 to 5 inch diameter tree snapped along with a large tree limb blown down.
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A photo showed a 6 to 8 inch diameter hardwood tree snapped in half.
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Trees were blown down blocking Long Beach Road.
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Trees were blown down blocking portions of a roadway.
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Tree limbs were blown down onto cars.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 0 |
| 2025 | 34 | 1 |
| 2024 | 21 | 3 |
| 2023 | 50 | 8 |
| 2022 | 21 | 1 |
| 2021 | 18 | 0 |
| 2020 | 23 | 3 |
| 2019 | 25 | 1 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 |
| 2013 | 17 | 0 |
| 2012 | 9 | 0 |
| 2011 | 13 | 0 |
| 2010 | 25 | 0 |
| 2009 | 9 | 0 |
| 2008 | 17 | 0 |
| 2007 | 18 | 0 |
| 2006 | 19 | 0 |
| 2005 | 19 | 0 |
| 2004 | 19 | 0 |
| 2003 | 21 | 4 |
| 2002 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 | 1 |
| 1984 | 1 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 2 |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 1 |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
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