Livingston County, Illinois
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1950 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
58
Tornado reports
97
Hail reports
47
Floods since 1996
563
All events
4
Deaths
$12.8M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Livingston County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 58 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 EF3 Tornado
A tornado with estimated peak winds of 145 mph touched down in a field southwest of the intersection of E 2600 North Road and N 190 East Road. The tornado moved north through Long Point where it caused tree damage. Sporadic tree damage continued near Ancona and in Reading Townshi…
Tornado EF3 Tornado
Very quickly after the tornado that hit Streator lifted, yet another tornado touched down over extreme northern Livingston county approximately one quarter mile south of the county line and about a half mile west of 1100 E Road. Shortly after touching down, this tornado caused se…
Tornado F3 Tornado
Flooding occurred in rural Dwight. A Bourbonnais, IL man was found dead and Livingston County officers said the vehicle hydroplaned or became submerged in water, and then was overcome by the current.
A 57 year old man was riding a bicycle on Road 700 East, about one quarter mile north of Road 3100 North when he was struck by lightning. The man was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.
The beginning of the Dwight tornado occurred about 6 miles west of Dwight and about a quarter mile south of IL Route 17. On N 2200 E Road, 0.3 miles south of IL Route 17, a farm house sustained damage to windows, siding, and shingles, with many trees uprooted or damaged. Outbuild…
Heavy rain fell onto saturated and frozen ground across Livingston County on January 8th. The rain quickly ran off into streams and rivers which then overflowed their banks. Widespread and significant flooding occurred in many areas of the county including the city of Pontiac. Mu…
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Tornado EFU Tornado
Based on video from several storm chasers, a brief tornado began in a field between N 975 East and N 1100 East Roads. The video clearly showed the tornado crossed E 3200 North Road and dissipated in a field just south of the LaSalle County line. This tornado did not produce any k…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A tornado with estimated peak winds of 105 mph touched down along County Road E 2200 North, west of Route 23. The tornado may not have been fully condensed to the ground or consisted of intermittent touchdowns along the first two thirds of the path where only minor tree damage wa…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees and power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Siding was ripped off of a home.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A utility pole was blown down onto a manufactured home along N 1800 E Road. Tree damage was reported in the area.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
An EF-1 tornado with peak winds around 90 mph dropped in rural northeast McLean County before crossing into Livingston County southwest of Fairbury. In the few minutes the tornado survived in Livingston County, it damaged trees and a machine shed.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Three power poles were blown over (not snapped) west of Cornell.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several power lines were downed along IL-17 west of I-55 near Dwight.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Multiple county roads were flooded near N 400 E Road south of Flanagan with multiple cars stuck in flood waters.
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Tornado EF0 Tornado
Based on video evidence, a brief EF-0 tornado occurred just north of Pontiac. Surveillance video shared by a property owner showed a clear circulation with multiple sub-vortices on a quarry lake just west of 1600 East Road, north of old US-66. The tornado was observed in storm ch…
Tornado EFU Tornado
A Livingston County deputy reported a brief tornado near 2200 North Road and old US-66 east of the community of Cayuga. The time and location of the report was consistent with rotation indicated by radar. There is no known damage that was caused by the tornado.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Two separate reports of four inch diameter hail came out of Livingston County near the I-55 corridor near the communities of Rowe and Cayuga. A handful of reports came out of this same area ranging in size from 1 to 4 inches in diameter.
Hail Hail
A handful of hail reports were received from east of the town of Campus near the Livingston-Kankakee county line. Sizes mostly ranged between 2 and 4 inches.
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Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Several utility poles were blown down. A farm outbuilding had its roof torn off and sustained siding damage.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A shed was torn off its foundation and a swingset was twisted and demolished. Multiple utility poles were blown down on N 2500 East Road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Utility poles were blown down 1 to 2 miles west of Forrest.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A NWS damage survey confirmed a concentrated area of straight line winds with estimated peak winds of 80 mph occurred in and west of Forrest. These strong winds blew off a portion of the roof of a junior high school gymnasium. Numerous trees and utility poles were blown down. At …
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A large tree limb was blown down onto North Mill Street.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple large tree limbs were blown down on the east side of Cullom. A video shared via broadcast media showed a brief burst of strong winds blowing tree debris around.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A tornado with peak winds of 90 mph touched down just south of 4H Park Road on the northwest side of Pontiac and immediately moved northeast across the Motorola and Vermillion Estates Subdivisions. The tornado caused roofing and siding damage to a number of houses, apartments and…
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 6 |
| 2025 | 38 | 1 |
| 2024 | 21 | 4 |
| 2023 | 11 | 1 |
| 2022 | 30 | 0 |
| 2021 | 20 | 1 |
| 2020 | 27 | 0 |
| 2019 | 18 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 1 |
| 2016 | 12 | 2 |
| 2015 | 9 | 2 |
| 2014 | 13 | 0 |
| 2013 | 12 | 2 |
| 2012 | 16 | 0 |
| 2011 | 10 | 0 |
| 2010 | 18 | 6 |
| 2009 | 12 | 1 |
| 2008 | 18 | 3 |
| 2007 | 11 | 0 |
| 2006 | 25 | 1 |
| 2005 | 15 | 0 |
| 2004 | 20 | 5 |
| 2003 | 17 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 2 |
| 2001 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 5 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 1 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 1 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 2 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 1 |
| 1979 | 3 | 1 |
| 1978 | 6 | 1 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | 2 | 0 |
| 1974 | 5 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 1 |
| 1967 | 3 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 1 |
| 1962 | 2 | 0 |
| 1961 | 2 | 1 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 2 | 1 |
| 1957 | 2 | 1 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
| 1950 | 1 | 1 |
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