Tornado events in Montgomery 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 55 tornado events on record for Montgomery County, Illinois, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest tornado event on record is on 15 Mar 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 16 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

Mar 15 2026

TornadoEF1

At NOKOMIS

TornadoEF1

3 miles N of IRVING

TornadoEF1

1 mile W of SCHRAM CITY

TornadoEF1

3 miles NW of WALSHVILLE

TornadoEF0

4 miles WNW of WALSHVILLE

Mar 31 2023

TornadoEF0

3 miles WNW of WAGGONER. Damage estimate: $15 thousand

Mar 5 2022

TornadoEF1

2 miles NNW of WAGGONER. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Dec 10 2021

TornadoEF1

3 miles E of DONNELLSON

Jul 21 2020

TornadoEF unrated

1 mile N of WHITE OAK

Jul 15 2020

TornadoEF0

4 miles NW of FARMERSVILLE

TornadoEF0

2 miles NE of WALSHVILLE

TornadoEF0

5 miles WSW of WALSHVILLE

May 28 2020

TornadoEF unrated

3 miles NNE of BARNETT

Apr 30 2019

TornadoEF0

1 mile N of DONNELLSON

Dec 1 2018

TornadoEF0

4 miles E of HARVEL

TornadoEF1

4 miles NNW of BUTLER

TornadoEF2

2 miles SSE of LITCHFIELD

TornadoEF1

3 miles W of LAKE LOU YAEGER

Mar 7 2017

TornadoEF1

At IRVING

TornadoEF0

4 miles SSW of LITCHFIELD MUNI ARPT

Apr 27 2016

TornadoEF0

2 miles WSW of RAYMOND

Feb 20 2014

TornadoEF1

4 miles SE of NOKOMIS

Nov 17 2013

TornadoEF0

1 mile S of BARNETT

May 31 2013

TornadoEF1

4 miles SSW of WAGGONER

Apr 19 2011

TornadoEF2

2 miles W of HONEY BEND

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 Montgomery 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	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3
1960s	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
1970s	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	3
1980s	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3
1990s	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	1	1	2	10
2000s	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	6
2010s	1	2	0	2	1	0	1	2	4	1	14
2020s	5	1	1	1	0	0	5 (part of the year)				13

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
Mar12 events
Apr14 events
May10 events
Jun3 events
Jul4 events
Aug2 events
Sep0 events
Oct0 events
Nov2 events
Dec5 events

Magnitudes on record

Tornado events on record for Montgomery County by rating
Rating	Wind estimate of the scale	Events
EF0 or F0	65 to 85 mph (EF0)	22
EF1 or F1	86 to 110 mph (EF1)	19
EF2 or F2	111 to 135 mph (EF2)	8
EF3 or F3	136 to 165 mph (EF3)	4
EF4 or F4	166 to 200 mph (EF4)	0
EF5 or F5	more than 200 mph (EF5)	0
Unrated	no rating on record	2

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: Montgomery County beside the total of the counties of Illinois and of the United States
Measure	Montgomery	All counties of Illinois	All counties of the United States
Tornado events, 1950 to 2026	55	3,647	81,254
Events for each 100 square miles	7.8	6.6	2.3
Events for each 10,000 residents	19.6	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 Montgomery County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Deaths	Injuries	On record for
19 Apr 2011	Tornado	EF2	none	0	0	County
5 Apr 2010	Tornado	EF0	none	0	0	County
24 May 2006	Tornado	F1	$100 thousand	0	0	County
2 Apr 2006	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
2 Apr 2006	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
2 Apr 2006	Tornado	F2	none	0	0	County
12 Apr 2005	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
20 Jun 2000	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
1 Jun 1999	Tornado	F3	none	1	4	County
1 Jun 1999	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
12 May 1998	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
30 Apr 1997	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
26 Feb 1996	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
9 May 1995	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
9 May 1995	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
9 May 1995	Tornado	F1	$8 thousand	0	0	County
19 Aug 1993	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
12 May 1990	Tornado	F2	$250 thousand	0	0	County
22 Apr 1988	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
13 Apr 1987	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	0	County
29 May 1982	Tornado	F3	$250 thousand	0	0	County
12 May 1978	Tornado	F2	$250 thousand	0	0	County
20 Mar 1976	Tornado	F3	$250 thousand	0	4	County
10 Aug 1974	Tornado	F2	$3 thousand	0	0	County
2 Apr 1964	Tornado	F2	$25 thousand	0	4	County
6 Mar 1961	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	0	County
6 Mar 1961	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	0	County
28 Apr 1956	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	2	0	County
15 Nov 1955	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	0	County
3 Jan 1950	Tornado	F3	$250 thousand	0	3	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: St. Louis, MO (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 Montgomery County, Illinois". https://countyhazards.com/county/il/montgomery/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 Montgomery County?: April has 14 of the 55 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 Montgomery County compare with the other counties of Illinois?: The counties of Illinois have 6.6 tornado events for each 100 square miles. Montgomery County has 7.8.
Which tornado ratings are on record for Montgomery County?: 41 tornado events have a rating of EF0, F0, EF1 or F1. 12 events have a higher rating. 2 events have no rating.