Tornado History Map

Moultrie County, Illinois tornado history

16 tornadoes recorded in or across Moultrie County from 1956 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 Moultrie County

The Storm Prediction Center records 16 tornadoes whose paths touched Moultrie County, Illinois between 1956 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is April, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 28 April 2002. The most recent was on 14 March 2025.

  • 16tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 11injuries
  • 476per 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 Moultrie County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0425%
F1 / EF1425%
F2 / EF2531%
F3 / EF316%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating213%

Moultrie County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 2020s.1950s11970s11980s11990s22000s42010s22020s5

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
1970s1
1980s1
1990s2
2000s4
2010s2
2020s5
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Apr.Jan0Feb0Mar3Apr4May2Jun2Jul2Aug1Sep0Oct0Nov1Dec1
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar3
Apr4
May2
Jun2
Jul2
Aug1
Sep0
Oct0
Nov1
Dec1

Records for Moultrie County

  • Strongest and Longest path: Illinois tornado28 April 2002, F3, 1 injury, 22 miles long
  • Most recent: Illinois tornado14 March 2025, EF2, 12.6 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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