Weather History of Tornadoes in Illinois:

(Tornadoes Kill 8 in Iowa and Minnesota)

Central Illinois

1. 5/26/1955: Struck the southeast part of Pekin.
2. 8/13/1956: Moved through the Sunnyland area, destroying a building and causing two stores to lose their roofs.
3. 4/16/1960: Touchdown near Delavan, causing damage to a few farmsteads.
4. 5/16/1960: Part of a severe weather outbreak which produced tornado touchdowns from near Keokuk, IA, to Peoria. This tornado caused damage to homes at North Pekin.
5. 5/25/1960: Touched down 2 miles southeast of East Peoria, unroofing several homes.
6. 1/24/1967: Touched down 2.5 miles southeast of Washington, and moved east-northeast for 3.5 miles. Caused some tree and roof damage, especially to farm buildings.
7. 10/10/1969: This tornado affected a 2-block area of Deer Creek, before moving into Woodford County.
8. 9/4/1973: This tornado first touched down in Mapleton, in Peoria County. It was aloft before moving through the Morton area.
9. 6/19/1974: Reported by a pilot near Morton.
10. 4/18/1975: Destroyed 2 machine sheds just south of Hopedale.
11. 4/30/1975: Brief touchdown 6 miles south of Hopedale.
12. 3/26/1976: Information not available.
13. 9/7/1977: Touched down on the west edge of Deer Creek, damaging 30 homes. It also produced 4.5 inches of rain in half an hour.
14. 9/16/1980: Touched down near East Peoria, and traveled to Sunnyland, uprooting 20 trees.
15. 6/8/1981: Touched down between Tremont and Pekin. Intermittant funnel sightings and tornado touchdowns occurred along an 80 mile path, before finally ending in Champaign County.
16. 9/29/1986: This tornado was on the ground for 2 miles, destroying the Hopedale fire station and damaging 30 houses.
17. 6/2/1987: Brief touchdown 5 miles northeast of Minier.
18. 6/19/1990: On the ground for 1 mile at Green Valley, causing a fire which damaged several stores.
19. 11/27/1990: Touched down at the Waddel Airport in extreme southwest Tazewell County, destroying four hangars and 32 planes.
20. 5/14/1991: Information not available.
21. 5/14/1991: Information not available.
22. 5/31/1991: Brief touchdown 2 miles east of Minier.
23. 10/4/1991: Touched down twice approximately 5 miles south of Hopedale. Roofs were torn off several homes. A few buildings were damaged at the Indian Creek Industrial Park.
24. 5/4/1992: Touched down 4 miles southwest of Hopedale, causing damage to trees and outbuildings.
25. 8/23/1993: Brief touchdown near Minier.
26. 6/26/1994: Brief touchdown near East Peoria.
27. 7/20/1994: Brief touchdown near the Powerton plant.
28. 7/20/1994: Brief touchdown near I-74 just west of Morton.
29. 5/9/1995: This tornado touched down 3 miles southwest of South Pekin, and moved northeast across town. It destroyed several garages and and a railroad barracks.
30. 5/13/1995: This strong, long-track tornado touched own along the Illinois River northeast of Goofy Ridge in Mason County, and traveled 25 miles before lifting in Tremont. Two dozen homes were damage or destroyed in Tazewell County, and numerous silos and farm buildings were destroyed. Two people were injured near South Pekin.
31. 4/19/1996: This tornado first touched down just south of the Logan County line, then moved northeast into Armington, destroying a home. It traveled for 4 miles across extreme southern Tazewell County before moving into McLean County.
32. 4/30/1997: Touched down 7 miles southwest of Pekin, and was on the ground for 1 mile.
33. 6/29/1998: Touched down in Marquette Heights, and moved through Groveland before lifting on the southwest side of Morton. It did significant damage to a shopping center and two dozen homes. This was part of a major severe weather outbreak called a derecho, which caused extensive wind damage from Iowa all the way to southern Ohio, with winds frequently gusting as high as 100 mph.
34. 6/4/1999: Touched down on the northwest side of Delavan, uprooting several trees. Some building damage was also noted in Delavan, especially due to falling tree limbs. It was on the ground for 3 miles before dissipating southeast of Delavan.
35. 5/8/2000: This tornado touched down on a farm 1.5 miles west of Parkland. It destroyed 4 grain bins and blew away a machine shed.
36. 5/10/2003: This tornado was on the ground for 18 miles and devastated South Pekin. Click here for details.
37. 5/10/2003: Touched down 3 miles north of Morton, after the long-track tornado dissipated in Morton. It was on the ground for 2 miles, causing major damage to 3 homes and a business.
38. 5/10/2003: This tornado touched down 3 miles southeast of Washington, then moved northeast into Woodford County. Click here for details.
39. 5/28/2003: This tornado moved in from Woodford County north of Washington. It blew down trees and power lines, and destroyed a shed.
40. 5/28/2003: Brief touchdown 3 miles west-northwest of Mackinaw.
41. 5/28/2003: Brief touchdown 1 mile southeast of Armington.
42. 5/30/2003: This tornado touched down in northeast Mason County near Forest City, then moved into Tazewell County southwest of Green Valley. It destroyed several sheds in Tazewell County.
43. 7/8/2003: Touched down near the Powerton power plant, destroying the roofs on a couple sheds.
44. 5/8/2004: Touched down just west of the Fondulac Dam, and was on the ground for a quarter mile. Several buildings sustained roof damage from falling trees.
45. 5/8/2004: Brief touchdown 3 miles west-northwest of Washington.
46. 5/30/2004: Brief touchdown 1 mile south of Green Valley.
47. 6/22/2006: Brief touchdown 3 miles south of Morton.