Woodford 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.
54
Tornado reports
138
Hail reports
48
Floods since 1996
588
All events
2
Deaths
$76.8M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Woodford County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 54 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.
The tornado touched down around 234 pm CDT approximately 1.75 miles north-northeast of Metamora in western Woodford County. The tornado traveled southeast for about 2.5 miles, before beginning a temporary eastward jog between county roads 1300E and 1400E. The tornado curved south…
Tornado EF3 Tornado
A tornado touched down near the intersection of Banta Road and IL-26 east of the Illinois River at 4:56pm CDT. The tornado tracked northeastward, damaging trees before reaching Columbia Road where several houses lost roofs and extensive tree damage occurred. It then crossed into …
A tornado touched down in an open field about 3.7 miles west of Washburn in extreme northern Woodford County at 5:26 PM CST. The tornado broke windows and did roof damage to a house and destroyed several outbuildings about a mile from its origin. The tornado rapidly widened to mo…
This tornado crossed the border from Tazewell County at 11:12 AM CST, then tracked northeastward across rural Woodford County before entering into far southern LaSalle County in National Weather Service Chicago's County Warning Area (CWA) at 11:33 AM CST. It weakened a bit to EF3…
A 45 year-old woman was killed when her vehicle collided head-on with another vehicle on County Highway 2 just west of Minonk in Woodford County during the morning of January 2nd. Slick roads due to freezing drizzle likely contributed to the crash.
A woman was killed near Low Point in Woodford County when she lost control of her car on a slushy road. The accident occurred near the intersection of County Highway 1 and County Road 1950 North.
Heavy rainfall of 5 to 7 inches brought widespread flash flooding to much of Woodford County, including the city of Roanoke, during the afternoon of July 15th. Once the rain ended, the water continued to rise and cause significant issues in Roanoke through the morning of July 16t…
Thunderstorms moving over the same areas multiple times resulted in 2.50 to 6.00 inches of rain in the western half of Woodford County during the early morning hours of June 24th. The locations that experienced the greatest impacts from the flooding included Spring Bay and German…
Around 276 homes, two businesses, a fire station and numerous roads along the Illinois river in Spring Bay and Bay View Gardens were inundated, and suffered damage due to record river levels. The river stage at Peoria climbed to a record level of 29.35 feet on April 23rd at 19:30…
Rainfall rates of 2.00 inches per hour for three to four hours produced up to 8.00 inches of rain and major flash flooding. Hundreds of homes and businesses in Roanoke, Eureka and Metamora were flooded and several water rescues had to be made. Roads near the town of Minonk were f…
Rainfall rates of 2.00 inches for two to three hours produced nearly 7.00 inches of rain in rural sections of western Woodford County. Hundreds of homes were damaged in northwest and western parts of the county. All roads were impassable and water rescues were made. No injuries w…
Flood Flood
Minor urban flooding occurred in Eureka with 6 inches of standing water noted on several roadways.
Flood Flood
Minor flooding occurred between Metamora and Roanoke with 6 inches of standing water noted on several roadways.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A 60mph wind gust was measured at the Emergency Operations Center.
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A tree was blown down on IL-29 south of Cedar Hills Dr.
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Powerlines were blown down in town.
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A semi was blown over on I-39.
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Multiple semis and campers were rolled over on I-39 in the El Paso area.
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Eight power poles were snapped in half at County Road 2800 East.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A large tree was blown down over the road at 1419 Hickory Point in Germantown Hills.
Flood Flood
Minor flooding occurred on the west side of Eureka along Walnut Creek near the golf course and on the east side of town near Crosspoint Community Church.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This tornado crossed from Tazewell County into Woodford County about 1 mile north of Deer Creek along Lakeland Road at 6:17pm CDT. It snapped a couple trees before quickly dissipating before reaching County Road 1200 at 6:18pm CDT.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A 63mph wind gust was measured by a personal weather station.
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A tree was blown down.
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An outbuilding, small farm machinery, and a tree were blown over.
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Several 1 to 2-foot diameter tree branches were blown down.
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A grain bin was destroyed south of El Paso.
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Several large trees were blown down.
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A 59mph wind gust was measured by a personal weather station.
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A 59mph wind gust was measured at the EMA building in Roanoke.
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A power pole and lines were blown down along County Road 1700 North just southwest of Benson.
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Several trees were blown down in Secor.
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Several large trees were blown down.
Drought Drought
Severe Drought (D2) was ongoing at the start of the month as the result of a multi-month precipitation deficit spanning October 2025 to February 2026. However, above normal precipitation occurred in March and the active pattern persisted into early April. The continued wet condit…
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches were reported across the county, along with westerly wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph. This resulted in blowing snow, slick roadways, and reduced visibility. Broadcast media reported near white out conditions at times, and ETSB reported several road …
Hail Hail
Drought Drought
Due to a multi-month precipitation deficit dating back to Fall of 2025, Severe Drought (D2) was in place at the start of the month. However, above normal precipitation occurred across the region during March. While this led to improvement in the drought conditions, some areas of …
Drought Drought
Due to a multi-month precipitation deficit dating back to Fall of 2025, as well as one of the driest Februarys on record, drought conditions worsened and became Severe (D2) during the month. The Severe Drought (D2) then persisted through the end of the month. Streamflows and soil…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Bitterly cold wind-chill values of -25 to -35 occurred across Woodford County during the morning of January 23rd.
Hail Hail
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Weather observers measured 6 to 8 inches of snow across Woodford County...including 7.5 inches in Eureka and 6.0 inches in Metamora. Due to snow-covered and slick roadways, numerous traffic accidents occurred.
Drought Drought
Due to a four-month precipitation deficit, Severe Drought (D2) was ongoing at the start of the month. While Severe Drought (D2) persisted for much of the month, above normal snowfall occurred during December and a frontal system brought 1 to 3 inches of rain to the area late in t…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Numerous weather observers measured 5 to 7 inches of snow across Woodford County...including 5.1 inches in Metamora. Due to both falling snow and considerable blowing and drifting snow, travel became extremely hazardous...leading to numerous accidents on area roadways.
Drought Drought
Due to a three-month precipitation deficit, Severe Drought (D2) was ongoing at the start of the month. Continued below normal precipitation and above normal temperatures led to the Severe Drought (D2) persisting through the month.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 2 |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024 | 18 | 4 |
| 2023 | 27 | 1 |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 3 |
| 2020 | 26 | 1 |
| 2019 | 18 | 1 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 22 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 22 | 0 |
| 2014 | 14 | 1 |
| 2013 | 22 | 1 |
| 2012 | 17 | 3 |
| 2011 | 13 | 0 |
| 2010 | 24 | 1 |
| 2009 | 25 | 0 |
| 2008 | 23 | 1 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006 | 25 | 1 |
| 2005 | 12 | 1 |
| 2004 | 12 | 4 |
| 2003 | 20 | 5 |
| 2002 | 15 | 1 |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 1 |
| 1999 | 14 | 1 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 2 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 1 |
| 1990 | 3 | 2 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 | 1 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 1 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | 5 | 2 |
| 1975 | 4 | 1 |
| 1974 | 9 | 2 |
| 1973 | 3 | 2 |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 2 | 2 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
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