National Storms

Berkeley, IL tornado history

42 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Berkeley, IL from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 52nd of 441 Illinois cities with a tornado on record. 1 was rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on July 15, 2024 (EF1, 2.1-mile path); the strongest, on March 12, 1976, was rated F3. The deadliest, on March 12, 1976, killed 2 along its path. SPC also logged 2 preliminary tornado reports within 10 miles of the center of Berkeley, IL in 2026.

42tornadoes since 1950
212016–2025
F3/EF3strongest rating
2deaths
105injuries
Jul 15, 2024most recent
Rating: 012345 unknown or preliminaryLines run from the start to the end point of each path; dots mark where each tornado touched down.

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.

1950s: 51960s: 41970s: 61980s: 21990s: 02000s: 12010s: 42020s: 201950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020smax 20
Tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of Berkeley, IL, by decade

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 Berkeley, IL

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted inClosest to center
Jul 27, 2026Prelim. report––DuPage County, IL8.8 mi
Jul 27, 2026Prelim. report––DuPage County, IL8.2 mi
Jul 15, 2024EF12.1 mi0 / 0Cook County, IL9.9 mi
Jul 15, 2024EF01.2 mi0 / 0Cook County, IL2.8 mi
Jul 15, 2024EF04.1 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL4.7 mi
Jul 15, 2024EF00.8 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL2.7 mi
Jul 15, 2024EF03.1 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL4.5 mi
Jul 14, 2024EF07.4 mi0 / 0Cook County, IL5.3 mi
Jun 22, 2024EF00.9 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL6.4 mi
Jun 22, 2024EF01.2 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL7.4 mi
Jun 22, 2024EF07.8 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL8.7 mi
Jul 14, 2023EF08.7 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL7.8 mi
Jul 12, 2023EF03.4 mi0 / 0Cook County, IL8.1 mi
Jul 12, 2023EF03.4 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL7.5 mi
Jul 12, 2023EF02.9 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL9.2 mi
Jul 12, 2023EF19.1 mi0 / 1DuPage County, IL7.7 mi
Mar 31, 2023EF11.6 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL4.8 mi
Jun 13, 2022EF02.2 mi0 / 0Cook County, IL9.7 mi
Apr 30, 2022EF01.9 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL4.0 mi
Jun 20, 2021EF00.4 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL4.0 mi
Aug 10, 2020EF12.1 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL3.6 mi
Aug 10, 2020EF10.4 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL9.7 mi
Sep 3, 2018EF01.7 mi0 / 0Cook County, IL8.6 mi
Aug 18, 2015EF00.2 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL8.1 mi
May 26, 2015EF00.4 mi0 / 0Cook County, IL9.3 mi
Jun 21, 2011EF12.1 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL8.7 mi
Aug 4, 2008EF10.8 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL9.3 mi
Sep 29, 1986F10.1 mi0 / 10Cook County, IL6.2 mi
May 29, 1983F00.2 mi0 / 2Cook County, IL5.7 mi
Aug 2, 1978F04.1 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL9.6 mi
Mar 12, 1976F215.1 mi2 / 66DuPage County, IL2.2 mi
Mar 12, 1976F322.6 mi0 / 3Kendall County, IL5.3 mi
Jul 14, 1974F00.1 mi0 / 0Cook County, IL9.6 mi
Jun 20, 1974F00.1 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL6.6 mi
Apr 30, 1970F24.9 mi0 / 9Cook County, IL7.7 mi
Jul 26, 1969F15.1 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL5.4 mi
Apr 21, 1967F16.8 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL3.4 mi
Jun 23, 1965F10.1 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL4.6 mi
May 26, 1965F213.8 mi0 / 11DuPage County, IL6.3 mi
Sep 26, 1959F29.3 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL6.3 mi
Sep 21, 1959F12.0 mi0 / 0Cook County, IL10.0 mi
May 26, 1959F10.1 mi0 / 0Cook County, IL8.2 mi
Aug 30, 1958F11.0 mi0 / 0Cook County, IL8.4 mi
Apr 28, 1955F110.4 mi0 / 3Kane County, IL8.7 mi

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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 Berkeley

The National Weather Service mapped the path of 27 tornadoes within 10 miles of Berkeley in damage surveys (1 EF2, 5 EF1, 21 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.

DateRatingPeak windPath lengthMax widthDeaths / injuriesOn the groundSurveyed by
Jul 27, 2026EF080 mph1.0 mi75 yd0 / 016:55–16:57 UTCNWS Chicago
Jul 27, 2026EF075 mph0.9 mi75 yd0 / 016:55–16:57 UTCNWS Chicago
Jul 27, 2026EF085 mph2.2 mi100 yd0 / 017:09–17:13 UTCNWS Chicago
Jun 11, 2026EF2120 mph8.4 mi350 yd0 / 601:15–01:22 UTCNWS Chicago
Jul 15, 2024EF080 mph4.1 mi250 yd0 / 002:34–02:42 UTCNWS Chicago
Jul 15, 2024EF085 mph1.2 mi175 yd0 / 002:36–02:38 UTCNWS Chicago
Jul 15, 2024EF085 mph3.1 mi150 yd0 / 002:23–02:27 UTCNWS Chicago
Jul 15, 2024EF075 mph0.8 mi50 yd0 / 002:29–02:30 UTCNWS Chicago
Jul 15, 2024EF190 mph2.1 mi75 yd0 / 002:37–02:40 UTCNWS Chicago
Jul 14, 2024EF075 mph7.4 mi250 yd0 / 003:23–03:33 UTCNWS Chicago
Jun 22, 2024EF080 mph0.9 mi50 yd0 / 004:13–04:14 UTCNWS Chicago
Jun 22, 2024EF070 mph1.2 mi50 yd0 / 004:08–04:10 UTCNWS Chicago
Jun 22, 2024EF080 mph7.9 mi300 yd0 / 003:58–04:08 UTCNWS Chicago
Jul 14, 2023EF075 mph8.8 mi400 yd0 / 001:58–02:10 UTCNWS Chicago
Jul 12, 2023EF085 mph3.5 mi225 yd0 / 023:54–00:00 UTCNWS Chicago
Jul 12, 2023EF085 mph3.5 mi300 yd0 / 000:02–00:07 UTCNWS Chicago
Jul 12, 2023EF085 mph2.9 mi125 yd0 / 023:44–23:50 UTCNWS Chicago
Jul 12, 2023EF1110 mph9.1 mi150 yd0 / 023:09–23:27 UTCNWS Chicago
Mar 31, 2023EF195 mph1.6 mi175 yd0 / 001:17–01:19 UTCNWS Chicago
Jun 13, 2022EF080 mph2.2 mi25 yd0 / 023:27–23:32 UTCNWS Chicago
Apr 30, 2022EF075 mph1.9 mi60 yd0 / 021:44–21:47 UTCNWS Chicago
Jun 20, 2021EF070 mph0.4 mi75 yd0 / 003:54–03:55 UTCNWS Chicago
Aug 10, 2020EF195 mph2.2 mi–0 / 015:39–15:42 UTCNWS Chicago
Aug 10, 2020EF190 mph0.4 mi100 yd0 / 020:35–20:36 UTCNWS Chicago
Sep 3, 2018EF080 mph1.7 mi75 yd0 / 019:14–19:18 UTCNWS Chicago
Aug 18, 2015EF070 mph0.2 mi–0 / 022:12 UTCNWS Chicago
May 26, 2015EF075 mph0.4 mi50 yd0 / 018:08 UTCNWS Chicago

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.