Tornado History Map

Carroll County, Illinois tornado history

21 tornadoes recorded in or across Carroll County from 1950 to 2024, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Carroll County

The Storm Prediction Center records 21 tornadoes whose paths touched Carroll County, Illinois between 1950 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 8 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 24 January 1967. The most recent was on 15 July 2024.

  • 21tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 13injuries
  • 471per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Carroll County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0838%
F1 / EF1943%
F2 / EF2314%
F3 / EF315%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Carroll County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 1950s.1950s41960s21970s11980s21990s12000s32010s42020s4

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s4
1960s2
1970s1
1980s2
1990s1
2000s3
2010s4
2020s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 8 in Jun.Jan1Feb0Mar2Apr3May3Jun8Jul2Aug0Sep2Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan1
Feb0
Mar2
Apr3
May3
Jun8
Jul2
Aug0
Sep2
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Carroll County

  • Strongest: Illinois tornado24 January 1967, F3, 12 injuries, 7.4 miles long
  • Longest path and Most recent: Illinois tornado15 July 2024, EF1, 29.8 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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