Tornado History Map

Christian County, Illinois tornado history

65 tornadoes recorded in or across Christian County from 1955 to 2025, 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 Christian County

The Storm Prediction Center records 65 tornadoes whose paths touched Christian County, Illinois between 1955 and 2025. They killed 1 person and injured 44. The busiest month is April, with 20 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 1 June 1999. The most recent was on 28 December 2025.

  • 65tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 44injuries
  • 916per 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 Christian County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02437%
F1 / EF12742%
F2 / EF2914%
F3 / EF335%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating23%

Christian County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 19 in 2010s.1950s11960s21970s91980s11990s72000s152010s192020s11

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s2
1970s9
1980s1
1990s7
2000s15
2010s19
2020s11
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 20 in Apr.Jan1Feb2Mar3Apr20May12Jun11Jul1Aug8Sep1Oct0Nov2Dec4
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PeriodCount
Jan1
Feb2
Mar3
Apr20
May12
Jun11
Jul1
Aug8
Sep1
Oct0
Nov2
Dec4

Records for Christian County

Notable tornadoes in Christian County

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

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