Tornado History Map

Peoria County, Illinois tornado history

41 tornadoes recorded in or across Peoria County from 1960 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 Peoria County

The Storm Prediction Center records 41 tornadoes whose paths touched Peoria County, Illinois between 1960 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 10 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 29 June 1976. The most recent was on 15 July 2024.

  • 41tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 48injuries
  • 663per 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 Peoria County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02459%
F1 / EF1820%
F2 / EF2512%
F3 / EF325%
F4 / EF412%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating12%

Peoria County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 13 in 1990s.1960s41970s31980s21990s132000s12010s132020s5

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

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PeriodCount
1960s4
1970s3
1980s2
1990s13
2000s1
2010s13
2020s5
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 10 in Jun.Jan0Feb2Mar4Apr4May9Jun10Jul10Aug0Sep1Oct0Nov1Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb2
Mar4
Apr4
May9
Jun10
Jul10
Aug0
Sep1
Oct0
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Peoria County

  • Strongest: Peoria, Illinois tornado29 June 1976, F4, 4.9 miles long
  • Longest path: Illinois tornado14 May 1961, F3, 8 injuries, 127.1 miles long
  • Most recent: Illinois tornado15 July 2024, EF0, 2.5 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Peoria 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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