Anna, IL tornado history
22 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Anna, IL from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 275th of 441 Illinois cities with a tornado on record. 2 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on May 19, 2025 (EF1, 1.8-mile path); the strongest, on April 27, 2002, was rated F3. The deadliest, on April 27, 2002, killed 1 along its path.
Dashed circle: 10 miles from the city's Census center point. A tornado counts when its recorded path passes inside the circle. Paths run straight from start to end point, as SPC records them.
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Every tornado within 10 miles of the center of Anna, IL
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2025 | EF1 | 1.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Union County, IL | 7.0 mi |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF0 | 1.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Union County, IL | 1.6 mi |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF1 | 10.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Union County, IL | 2.5 mi |
| May 26, 2024 | EF1 | 6.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Union County, IL | 9.2 mi |
| Jan 10, 2020 | EF1 | 0.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Union County, IL | 8.3 mi |
| Apr 3, 2014 | EF0 | 3.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Union County, IL | 9.8 mi |
| Apr 3, 2014 | EF0 | 5.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Union County, IL | 5.1 mi |
| Apr 3, 2014 | EF0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Union County, IL | 3.9 mi |
| Oct 31, 2013 | EF1 | 6.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Alexander County, IL | 9.6 mi |
| Feb 28, 2012 | EF2 | 31.9 mi | 0 / 1 | Cape Girardeau County, MO → IL | 9.1 mi |
| May 25, 2011 | EF1 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Union County, IL | 1.6 mi |
| Mar 1, 2007 | EF0 | 1.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Union County, IL | 2.5 mi |
| Apr 27, 2002 | F3 | 19.3 mi | 1 / 10 | Union County, IL | 6.3 mi |
| Jan 21, 1999 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Union County, IL | 0.6 mi |
| Jan 21, 1999 | F2 | 8.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Alexander County, IL | 8.8 mi |
| Feb 16, 1976 | F2 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 1 | Union County, IL | 3.2 mi |
| Jun 2, 1973 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Union County, IL | 8.3 mi |
| Apr 13, 1972 | F2 | 30.9 mi | 0 / 9 | Union County, IL | 7.5 mi |
| Aug 9, 1969 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Union County, IL | 3.5 mi |
| May 21, 1957 | F3 | 8.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Union County, IL | 8.8 mi |
| Nov 15, 1955 | F2 | 4.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Union County, IL | 1.6 mi |
| Mar 4, 1955 | F1 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Union County, IL | 0.7 mi |
More: Union County tornadoes · Illinois tornado history · Anna hail history · Illinois damaging wind
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) tornado file, 1950–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Ratings are the ones the National Weather Service assigned: Fujita (F) scale before Feb 1, 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Paths are drawn as straight lines from the start to the end point SPC records; real paths curve. City and county boundaries: US Census Bureau.
NWS Damage Survey Paths Near Anna
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 7 tornadoes within 10 miles of Anna in damage surveys (1 EF2, 5 EF1, 1 EF0). On the map, those paths follow the survey, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, instead of a straight line from start to end.
| Date | Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2025 | EF1 | 100 mph | 1.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 06:46–06:50 UTC | NWS Paducah |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF0 | 85 mph | 1.3 mi | 25 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:25–00:27 UTC | NWS Paducah |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF1 | 95 mph | 10.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:08–00:20 UTC | NWS Paducah |
| May 26, 2024 | EF1 | 100 mph | 7.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 01:13–01:22 UTC | NWS Paducah |
| Jan 10, 2020 | EF1 | 100 mph | 0.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 08:02–08:03 UTC | NWS Paducah |
| Oct 31, 2013 | EF1 | – | 5.7 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 18:31–19:43 UTC | NWS Paducah |
| Feb 28, 2012 | EF2 | 120 mph | 30.6 mi | 300 yd | 0 / 0 | 03:47–04:20 UTC | NWS Paducah |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.