Tazewell County, Illinois
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1955 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
75
Tornado reports
234
Hail reports
48
Floods since 1996
913
All events
10
Deaths
$1.0B
Property damage
Tornado paths in Tazewell County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 71 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.
A tornado touched down 2.4 miles SE of East Peoria at 10:59 AM CST, then tracked northeastward through parts of East Peoria and Washington before crossing the border into Woodford County at 11:12 AM CST. One man in Washington was killed by the tornado, one woman from Washington d…
This long track tornado first touched down 3 miles southwest of South Pekin and traveled to the northeast. It destroyed several homes before reaching the eastern sections of South Pekin where it intensified to F3 strength. The tornado destroyed 50 homes, caused minor to major dam…
A tornado touched down along the Illinois River (3 NE of Goofy Ridge) and traveled to the northeast for 25 miles before lifting and dissipating in Tremont (Tazwell County). The tornado damaged or destroyed over 36 homes and mobile homes in Mason County and injured 23 people. Nume…
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Brisk northwesterly winds in conjunction with air temperatures dipping below zero resulted in dangerously cold wind-chill values bottoming out at 25 below to 35 below zero at times. An 85 year-old woman from Pekin died on January 16th as a result of hypothermia.
A 34-year old man was killed on I-74 near Morton on the morning of February 26th when his vehicle skidded on the snow-covered road and hit an oncoming semi. Two people in his vehicle and the driver of the semi were injured in the accident. Snow was falling at the time of the inci…
An 82 year-old man died of hypothermia after falling outside his Marquette Heights home during the afternoon of January 29th.
Three to five inches of snow fell across Tazewell County, resulting in numerous traffic accidents. In addition, a 62 year-old man died of cardiac arrest at his home in Morton on January 13th after shoveling the snow.
Numerous traffic accidents were reported across Tazewell County due to icy road conditions. The most serious accident occurred at 7:25 AM CST on Illinois Route 29 just north of South Pekin when a pickup truck slid into an oncoming semi, killing the driver of the pickup.
Numerous weather observers across Tazewell County reported between 6 and 7 inches of snow. Two people were killed in a car accident (indirect fatality) near Tremont due to snow and ice covered roads.
This tornado crossed the Illinois River from Peoria County at 10:53 AM CST. It tracked through the northwest side of Pekin before lifting 2 miles northeast of Pekin at 10:54 AM CST. Approximately 179 houses and 6 businesses suffered major damage, while 182 houses experienced mino…
Widespread damage occurred in Tazewell County. As the severe thunderstorm moved northeast across the county, it took the roof off of a corn crib and flipped over an irrigation rig 3 miles southwest of Delavan then blew the roof off of a house in Delavan. In South Pekin, around a …
Thunderstorm winds blew down the roof of a motel that was being constructed. Six workers were injured, none seriously. Also, at another nearby construction site, the top two floors of a three story townhouse complex were flattened. No one was injured in that incident. No damage e…
Weather observers across Tazewell County reported ice accumulations of up to 0.25. This amount of ice combined with winds gusting as high as 45 to 55 mph caused extensive damage to trees, power poles, and power lines. Several homes were damaged by falling trees and tree branches.…
A tornado touched down 0.6 miles south of Delavan at 11:39 PM CDT. The tornado then moved east-northeast across the south side of Delavan, damaging 51 homes. 15 of the homes sustained severe damage, including either the roofs being completely torn off or the majority of the roof …
High impact flooding on the Illinois River continued from April. Several homes, businesses and roads along the Illinois River in Tazewell County suffered flood damage due to record river levels. A total of 374 structures were damaged by the flooding in Tazewell County. High impac…
Very heavy rainfall of 3.00 to 5.00 inches resulted in damage to thousands of houses and businesses in the county, which included the cities of East Peoria, Pekin, Washington and Morton. Every creek and stream in the western and northern part of the county was flooded. Nearly eve…
As the storms moved through Tazewell County, more intense damage was observed in two main areas, Morton and South Pekin. In Morton, as a tornado moved through southwestern portions of the city, strong microburst winds (100 to 110 mph) caused considerable tree and power line damag…
Tornado EFU Tornado
A video was shared of a landspout tornado south of Pekin. No damage was observed.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The top of a utility pole was snapped off at Behrends Ave. and Hillman St.
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A twelve-inch diameter tree limb was blown down.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A tornado touched down near the intersection of Broadway Road and Springfield Road about 2 miles south of Groveland at 6:08pm CDT. It tracked northeastward along the southern edge of Morton where it snapped numerous trees, some of which fell onto cars. The tornado exited Morton n…
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Flash Flood Flash Flood
Six inches of water was flowing across IL-122 near Delavan.
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Broadcast media estimated wind gusts of 70mph.
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A weather observer estimated wind gusts of 70mph.
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A trained spotter estimated wind gusts of 70mph.
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A weather observer estimated wind gusts of 70mph.
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A large tree limb was blown onto powerlines.
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Several large tree limbs were blown down.
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A large tree was snapped.
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Multiple buildings sustained roof damage, including loss of shingles, metal paneling, and one instance of roof uplift.
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Two large trees were blown down.
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Several 6-inch diameter tree limbs were blown down.
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A 6-inch diameter tree limb was blown down.
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Trees and powerlines were blown down on 2nd and 3rd Streets in Midway.
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Several trees were blown down in Richard Morrissey Park.
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A large tree was blown onto a car.
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Trees were blown down on Lincoln Boulevard near Everett McKinley Dirksen Park.
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A large tree was blown down onto powerlines.
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Power poles were snapped.
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A power pole and a tree were snapped.
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A tree was blown onto powerlines.
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A tree was blown onto a roadway.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 75 | 3 |
| 2025 | 33 | 4 |
| 2024 | 42 | 3 |
| 2023 | 52 | 2 |
| 2022 | 29 | 0 |
| 2021 | 19 | 0 |
| 2020 | 34 | 2 |
| 2019 | 46 | 3 |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 |
| 2017 | 23 | 2 |
| 2016 | 14 | 0 |
| 2015 | 30 | 2 |
| 2014 | 13 | 0 |
| 2013 | 20 | 2 |
| 2012 | 18 | 0 |
| 2011 | 36 | 0 |
| 2010 | 29 | 1 |
| 2009 | 17 | 0 |
| 2008 | 28 | 3 |
| 2007 | 11 | 0 |
| 2006 | 29 | 1 |
| 2005 | 20 | 0 |
| 2004 | 18 | 3 |
| 2003 | 28 | 8 |
| 2002 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 1 |
| 1999 | 14 | 1 |
| 1998 | 17 | 1 |
| 1997 | 20 | 1 |
| 1996 | 14 | 1 |
| 1995 | 9 | 2 |
| 1994 | 16 | 3 |
| 1993 | 12 | 1 |
| 1992 | 10 | 1 |
| 1991 | 11 | 4 |
| 1990 | 4 | 2 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 1 |
| 1986 | 3 | 1 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 1 |
| 1980 | 6 | 1 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 1 |
| 1976 | 3 | 1 |
| 1975 | 9 | 2 |
| 1974 | 4 | 1 |
| 1973 | 3 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 3 | 1 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | 2 | 1 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 4 | 3 |
| 1956 | 1 | 1 |
| 1955 | 1 | 1 |
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