Tornado events in Christian County, Illinois The tornado events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 62 tornado events on record for Christian County, Illinois, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest tornado event on record is on 21 Jun 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 22 tornado events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Tornado.

Newest tornado events on record

Jun 21 2026

TornadoEF unrated

3 miles W of EDINBURG

Jun 17 2026

TornadoEF1

4 miles SSE of OSBERNVILLE

Mar 15 2026

TornadoEF1

1 mile WSW of ASSUMPTION

TornadoEF1

3 miles SW of ROSAMOND

Dec 28 2025

TornadoEF2

3 miles SE of OSBERNVILLE

Aug 6 2023

TornadoEF2

4 miles NNW of SICILY

Jun 29 2023

TornadoEF1

1 mile S of MT AUBURN

TornadoEF unrated

4 miles S of SICILY

TornadoEF1

3 miles ESE of SHARPSBURG

TornadoEF1

2 miles N of BULPITT

Mar 31 2023

TornadoEF1

2 miles SSE of HEWITTSVILLE

TornadoEF0

4 miles NNW of MORRISONVILLE

Jan 3 2023

TornadoEF unrated

3 miles NNW of OSBERNVILLE

Apr 24 2022

TornadoEF1

3 miles E of SHARPSBURG

May 6 2021

TornadoEF0

1 mile NNE of DUNKEL. Damage estimate: $25 thousand

Aug 12 2019

TornadoEF0

1 mile N of ASSUMPTION. Damage estimate: $20 thousand

TornadoEF1

2 miles NNE of SHARPSBURG. Damage estimate: $705 thousand

Jun 19 2019

TornadoEF0

2 miles W of MOWEAQUA

May 29 2019

TornadoEF0

5 miles SSE of OSBERNVILLE

TornadoEF0

1 mile NE of ROBY

TornadoEF0

4 miles SSW of OSBERNVILLE

Dec 1 2018

TornadoEF3

3 miles SSE of PALMER. Damage estimate: $119 million

TornadoEF2

At STONINGTON. Damage estimate: $3.3 million

TornadoEF0

4 miles E of HARVEL. Damage estimate: $140 thousand

May 15 2018

TornadoEF0

2 miles SE of CLARKSDALE

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. A tornado before February 2007 has a rating on the Fujita scale (F). A later tornado has a rating on the Enhanced Fujita scale (EF).

Tornado events by year

Tornado events on record for Christian County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
1960s	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
1970s	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	7
1980s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
1990s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3
2000s	0	0	0	2	0	0	9	1	1	1	14
2010s	1	3	0	2	1	1	0	1	4	6	19
2020s	0	1	1	8	0	1	4 (part of the year)				15

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Tornado events are on record from 1950. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan1 event
Feb2 events
Mar5 events
Apr18 events
May12 events
Jun10 events
Jul1 event
Aug6 events
Sep1 event
Oct0 events
Nov2 events
Dec4 events

Magnitudes on record

Tornado events on record for Christian County by rating
Rating	Wind estimate of the scale	Events
EF0 or F0	65 to 85 mph (EF0)	26
EF1 or F1	86 to 110 mph (EF1)	25
EF2 or F2	111 to 135 mph (EF2)	6
EF3 or F3	136 to 165 mph (EF3)	2
EF4 or F4	166 to 200 mph (EF4)	0
EF5 or F5	more than 200 mph (EF5)	0
Unrated	no rating on record	3

Tornadoes may contain multiple segments. A tornado that crosses a county line or state line is considered a separate segment.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

The Enhanced F-scale still is a set of wind estimates (not measurements) based on damage.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NWS Storm Prediction Center, Enhanced Fujita Tornado Damage Scale, copied on 2 Oct 2026.

The wind estimates are those of the Enhanced Fujita scale.

Beside the other counties

Tornado events on record: Christian County beside the total of the counties of Illinois and of the United States
Measure	Christian	All counties of Illinois	All counties of the United States
Tornado events, 1950 to 2026	62	3,647	81,254
Events for each 100 square miles	8.7	6.6	2.3
Events for each 10,000 residents	18.4	2.9	2.4

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More tornado events on record

Tornado events on record for Christian County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Injuries	On record for
23 May 2017	Tornado	EF0	none	0	County
9 Apr 2015	Tornado	EF0	none	0	County
20 Feb 2014	Tornado	EF1	$500 thousand	0	County
17 Nov 2013	Tornado	EF1	$300 thousand	0	County
9 May 2013	Tornado	EF0	none	0	County
19 Apr 2011	Tornado	EF1	$90 thousand	0	County
19 Apr 2011	Tornado	EF0	$95 thousand	0	County
19 Apr 2011	Tornado	EF1	$60 thousand	0	County
3 Jun 2010	Tornado	EF0	none	0	County
13 May 2009	Tornado	EF1	$50 thousand	0	County
30 May 2008	Tornado	EF0	none	0	County
25 Apr 2007	Tornado	EF0	none	0	County
24 May 2006	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
16 Apr 2006	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
16 Apr 2006	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
16 Apr 2006	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
2 Apr 2006	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
2 Apr 2006	Tornado	F1	none	1	County
2 Apr 2006	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
2 Apr 2006	Tornado	F1	none	0	County
2 Apr 2006	Tornado	F1	none	0	County
31 Aug 2003	Tornado	F1	none	0	County
10 May 2003	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
1 Jun 1999	Tornado	F1	$750 thousand	0	County
14 Jun 1998	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
7 Apr 1998	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
13 Apr 1987	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	2	County
6 Aug 1977	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
6 Aug 1977	Tornado	F1	none	0	County
20 Mar 1976	Tornado	F3	$250 thousand	0	County
16 Feb 1976	Tornado	F2	$250 thousand	0	County
8 Jul 1975	Tornado	F2	$250	0	County
11 May 1975	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	2	County
3 Apr 1974	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	County
2 Apr 1964	Tornado	F2	$25 thousand	0	County
30 Sep 1961	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	County
15 Nov 1955	Tornado	F1	none	0	County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Central Illinois (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Tornado events on record for Christian County, Illinois". https://countyhazards.com/county/il/christian/tornado/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most tornado events on record for Christian County?: April has 18 of the 62 tornado events on record from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many tornado events are on record for Illinois?: NCEI has 3,647 tornado events on record for Illinois from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Christian County compare with the other counties of Illinois?: The counties of Illinois have 6.6 tornado events for each 100 square miles. Christian County has 8.7.
Which tornado ratings are on record for Christian County?: 51 tornado events have a rating of EF0, F0, EF1 or F1. 8 events have a higher rating. 3 events have no rating.