Dedicated to the over 1,500 people who have lost their lives in Illinois Tornadoes since 1880
Top 10 Deadliest Illinois Tornadoes Since 1880
-Date- -Deaths- -Path/Locations-
Marh 18 1925 613 Great Tri-State Tornado(S.IL)
May 27 1896 159 E. St Louis - Mt Vernon
May 26 1917 102 Mattoon - Charleston
May 21 1967 58 Belvidere - Lake Zurich - Oak Lawn
May 18 1883 52 North & Central IL
March 19 1883 33 Alton - Bunker Hill
Aug. 28 1990 29 Plainview - Crest Hill - Joliet
March 28 1920 28 Elgin - Maywood - Melrose Park
Feb. 19 1880 24 Mt. Vernon
April 19 1927 21 Hardin - Springfield - Clinton
The most tornadoes ever recorded in Illinois in a month was 53 in May 1995 and 40 in April 1996. The most in a year was 107 in 1974, 99 in 1998, and 76 in 1995. The least in a year was 4 in 1952 and 1953. Official numbers show that from 1950-1995, there were 1,213 tornadoes, 182 deaths, 3,679 injuries, and about $842,000,000 in monetary damages.