Tornado History Map

Richland County, Illinois tornado history

18 tornadoes recorded in or across Richland County from 1956 to 2022, 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 Richland County

The Storm Prediction Center records 18 tornadoes whose paths touched Richland County, Illinois between 1956 and 2022. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 2 June 1990. The most recent was on 17 June 2022.

  • 18tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 9injuries
  • 500per 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 Richland County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0633%
F1 / EF1528%
F2 / EF2528%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF416%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating16%

Richland County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 2010s.1950s31960s21980s11990s32000s22010s52020s2

The 2020s only run to 2022, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s3
1960s2
1980s1
1990s3
2000s2
2010s5
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in May.Jan0Feb1Mar3Apr2May4Jun4Jul0Aug2Sep0Oct0Nov2Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb1
Mar3
Apr2
May4
Jun4
Jul0
Aug2
Sep0
Oct0
Nov2
Dec0

Records for Richland County

  • Strongest: Cisne, Illinois tornado2 June 1990, F4, 2 injuries, 23 miles long
  • Longest path: Illinois tornado18 August 1956, F1, 37.1 miles long
  • Most recent: Illinois tornado17 June 2022, EF1, 3.3 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Richland 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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