# Tornadoes in Illinois since 1950: 3,108, #6 in the US (Map + Data) | InstaMaps

> Illinois has 3,108 tornadoes (4.2% of the US), #6 by count and #21 per person. From NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Tornadoes in Illinois since 1950

Illinois has recorded **3,108 tornadoes since 1950**: 4.2% of the US total of 73,424\. That ranks **#6 by count** and **#21 per person** (24.45 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Illinois has recorded 3,108 tornadoes since 1950, 4.2% of the US total of 73,424.
* That ranks #6 of 51 by count and #21 per person (24.45 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 9,610.
* Illinois’s busiest year was 2024, with 139 tornadoes; it averages 40.9 a year.
* 32 were rated F4/EF4 or stronger.
* Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025.

#21

national rank (per capita)

3,108

tornadoes

24.45

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/), 1950–2025\. Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Illinois: 3,108 rows (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/illinois.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/us.csv)

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## Illinois tornado history, 1950–2025

### By decade

1950s185

1960s201

1970s361

1980s223

1990s488

2000s574

2010s527

2020s549

### By strength

| F0/EF0  | 1,360 |
| ------- | ----- |
| F1/EF1  | 1,043 |
| F2/EF2  | 437   |
| F3/EF3  | 109   |
| F4/EF4  | 30    |
| F5/EF5  | 2     |
| Unrated | 127   |

F-scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Busiest year: 2024 (139).

### The strongest: every F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 in Illinois, newest first

2025-05-16 · EF42015-04-09 · EF42013-11-17 · EF42013-11-17 · EF42012-02-29 · EF42004-07-13 · F42003-05-06 · F41995-05-13 · F41995-05-13 · F41990-08-28 · F51990-06-02 · F41990-06-02 · F41990-06-02 · F41989-01-07 · F41982-05-29 · F41981-04-03 · F41981-03-29 · F41979-06-29 · F41977-05-05 · F41976-06-29 · F41976-06-13 · F41976-03-20 · F41972-09-28 · F41967-04-21 · F41967-04-21 · F41967-04-21 · F41965-04-11 · F41963-04-17 · F41957-12-18 · F41957-12-18 · F51957-12-18 · F41957-06-14 · F4

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