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.
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 Clinton, IL
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | De Witt County, IL | 6.7 mi |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | De Witt County, IL | 4.9 mi |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | De Witt County, IL | 5.2 mi |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | De Witt County, IL | 6.7 mi |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | De Witt County, IL | 7.0 mi |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF0 | 12.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Logan County, IL | 5.1 mi |
| Jun 29, 2023 | EF1 | 14.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Logan County, IL | 5.1 mi |
| Jan 3, 2023 | EF1 | 0.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Macon County, IL | 7.0 mi |
| Jan 3, 2023 | EF0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Macon County, IL | 9.5 mi |
| Dec 1, 2018 | EF1 | 1.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Macon County, IL | 8.7 mi |
| Jun 5, 2010 | EF0 | 5.9 mi | 0 / 0 | De Witt County, IL | 7.1 mi |
| Aug 19, 2009 | EF0 | 2.4 mi | 0 / 0 | De Witt County, IL | 8.3 mi |
| Mar 12, 2006 | F1 | 8.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Macon County, IL | 7.3 mi |
| May 30, 2003 | F2 | 12.8 mi | 0 / 4 | De Witt County, IL | 1.5 mi |
| May 30, 2003 | F2 | 14.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Logan County, IL | 6.2 mi |
| May 28, 2003 | F0 | 1.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Logan County, IL | 8.8 mi |
| Apr 4, 2003 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | De Witt County, IL | 8.4 mi |
| Apr 4, 2003 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | De Witt County, IL | 3.7 mi |
| Aug 18, 2001 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | De Witt County, IL | 9.9 mi |
| May 9, 1995 | F1 | 13.0 mi | 0 / 0 | De Witt County, IL | 7.1 mi |
| May 9, 1995 | F3 | 50.0 mi | 0 / 6 | Sangamon County, IL | 9.7 mi |
| Aug 16, 1993 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | De Witt County, IL | 5.7 mi |
| Apr 11, 1987 | F1 | 28.0 mi | 0 / 0 | De Witt County, IL | 2.9 mi |
| May 16, 1986 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Macon County, IL | 8.8 mi |
| Apr 30, 1986 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | De Witt County, IL | 7.0 mi |
| Jun 29, 1983 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | McLean County, IL | 9.2 mi |
| May 15, 1968 | F1 | 25.4 mi | 4 / 50 | De Witt County, IL | 5.7 mi |
| Aug 21, 1955 | F1 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | De Witt County, IL | 1.2 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.
| Date | Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2026 | EF1 | 90 mph | 15.0 mi | 400 yd | 0 / 0 | 23:14–23:30 UTC | NWS Lincoln |
| Apr 27, 2026 | EF1 | 90 mph | 0.6 mi | 75 yd | 0 / 0 | 23:42 UTC | NWS Lincoln |
| Apr 27, 2026 | EF1 | 100 mph | 14.1 mi | 500 yd | 0 / 0 | 23:41–23:54 UTC | NWS Lincoln |
| Apr 27, 2026 | EF1 | 88 mph | 6.0 mi | 400 yd | 0 / 0 | 23:32–23:38 UTC | NWS Lincoln |
| Apr 17, 2026 | EF1 | 100 mph | 7.0 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 02:09–02:16 UTC | NWS Lincoln |
| Apr 2, 2025 | EF0 | 85 mph | 12.8 mi | 30 yd | 0 / 0 | 20:40–20:52 UTC | NWS Lincoln |
| Jun 29, 2023 | EF1 | 100 mph | 14.2 mi | 800 yd | 0 / 0 | 17:35–17:46 UTC | NWS Lincoln |
| Jan 3, 2023 | EF0 | 70 mph | 0.3 mi | 25 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:33 UTC | NWS Lincoln |
| Jan 3, 2023 | EF1 | 110 mph | 0.9 mi | 75 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:35–22:38 UTC | NWS Lincoln |
| Dec 1, 2018 | EF1 | 100 mph | 1.1 mi | 320 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:31–00:33 UTC | NWS 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.