National Storms

Clinton, IL tornado history

23 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Clinton, IL from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 265th 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 April 2, 2025 (EF0, 12.7-mile path); the strongest, on May 9, 1995, was rated F3. The deadliest, on May 15, 1968, killed 4 along its path. SPC also logged 5 preliminary tornado reports within 10 miles of the center of Clinton, IL in 2026.

23tornadoes since 1950
52016–2025
F3/EF3strongest rating
4deaths
60injuries
Apr 2, 2025most 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: 11960s: 11970s: 01980s: 41990s: 32000s: 82010s: 22020s: 41950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020smax 8
Tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of Clinton, 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 Clinton, IL

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted inClosest to center
Jun 10, 2026Prelim. report––De Witt County, IL6.7 mi
Apr 27, 2026Prelim. report––De Witt County, IL4.9 mi
Apr 27, 2026Prelim. report––De Witt County, IL5.2 mi
Apr 27, 2026Prelim. report––De Witt County, IL6.7 mi
Apr 17, 2026Prelim. report––De Witt County, IL7.0 mi
Apr 2, 2025EF012.7 mi0 / 0Logan County, IL5.1 mi
Jun 29, 2023EF114.2 mi0 / 0Logan County, IL5.1 mi
Jan 3, 2023EF10.9 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL7.0 mi
Jan 3, 2023EF00.3 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL9.5 mi
Dec 1, 2018EF11.1 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL8.7 mi
Jun 5, 2010EF05.9 mi0 / 0De Witt County, IL7.1 mi
Aug 19, 2009EF02.4 mi0 / 0De Witt County, IL8.3 mi
Mar 12, 2006F18.0 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL7.3 mi
May 30, 2003F212.8 mi0 / 4De Witt County, IL1.5 mi
May 30, 2003F214.0 mi0 / 0Logan County, IL6.2 mi
May 28, 2003F01.2 mi0 / 0Logan County, IL8.8 mi
Apr 4, 2003F00.3 mi0 / 0De Witt County, IL8.4 mi
Apr 4, 2003F00.1 mi0 / 0De Witt County, IL3.7 mi
Aug 18, 2001F00.3 mi0 / 0De Witt County, IL9.9 mi
May 9, 1995F113.0 mi0 / 0De Witt County, IL7.1 mi
May 9, 1995F350.0 mi0 / 6Sangamon County, IL9.7 mi
Aug 16, 1993F00.1 mi0 / 0De Witt County, IL5.7 mi
Apr 11, 1987F128.0 mi0 / 0De Witt County, IL2.9 mi
May 16, 1986F00.2 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL8.8 mi
Apr 30, 1986F10.1 mi0 / 0De Witt County, IL7.0 mi
Jun 29, 1983F00.2 mi0 / 0McLean County, IL9.2 mi
May 15, 1968F125.4 mi4 / 50De Witt County, IL5.7 mi
Aug 21, 1955F12.0 mi0 / 0De Witt County, IL1.2 mi

More: De Witt County tornadoes · Illinois tornado history · Clinton 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 Clinton

The National Weather Service mapped the path of 10 tornadoes within 10 miles of Clinton in damage surveys (8 EF1, 2 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
Apr 27, 2026EF190 mph15.0 mi400 yd0 / 023:14–23:30 UTCNWS Lincoln
Apr 27, 2026EF190 mph0.6 mi75 yd0 / 023:42 UTCNWS Lincoln
Apr 27, 2026EF1100 mph14.1 mi500 yd0 / 023:41–23:54 UTCNWS Lincoln
Apr 27, 2026EF188 mph6.0 mi400 yd0 / 023:32–23:38 UTCNWS Lincoln
Apr 17, 2026EF1100 mph7.0 mi100 yd0 / 002:09–02:16 UTCNWS Lincoln
Apr 2, 2025EF085 mph12.8 mi30 yd0 / 020:40–20:52 UTCNWS Lincoln
Jun 29, 2023EF1100 mph14.2 mi800 yd0 / 017:35–17:46 UTCNWS Lincoln
Jan 3, 2023EF070 mph0.3 mi25 yd0 / 022:33 UTCNWS Lincoln
Jan 3, 2023EF1110 mph0.9 mi75 yd0 / 022:35–22:38 UTCNWS Lincoln
Dec 1, 2018EF1100 mph1.1 mi320 yd0 / 000:31–00:33 UTCNWS Lincoln

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.