National Storms

Forsyth, IL tornado history

51 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Forsyth, IL from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 7th of 441 Illinois cities with a tornado on record. 4 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on May 20, 2025 (EFU, 1.1-mile path); the strongest, on April 19, 1996, was rated F3. The deadliest, on April 3, 1974, killed 1 along its path. SPC also logged 1 preliminary tornado report within 10 miles of the center of Forsyth, IL in 2026.

51tornadoes since 1950
142016–2025
F3/EF3strongest rating
2deaths
111injuries
May 20, 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: 21970s: 111980s: 31990s: 62000s: 102010s: 82020s: 101950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020smax 11
Tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of Forsyth, 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 Forsyth, IL

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted inClosest to center
Jun 10, 2026Prelim. report––Macon County, IL7.9 mi
May 20, 2025EFU1.1 mi0 / 0Logan County, IL9.8 mi
Apr 2, 2025EF012.7 mi0 / 0Logan County, IL9.1 mi
Apr 18, 2024EF17.2 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL2.4 mi
Apr 18, 2024EF13.7 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL3.0 mi
Apr 18, 2024EF12.1 mi0 / 0Logan County, IL8.4 mi
Jan 3, 2023EF01.1 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL4.8 mi
Jan 3, 2023EF10.2 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL4.7 mi
Jan 3, 2023EF10.9 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL7.7 mi
Jan 3, 2023EF00.3 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL6.4 mi
May 17, 2020EF04.0 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL9.9 mi
Aug 21, 2019EF00.1 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL7.8 mi
Dec 1, 2018EF11.1 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL5.7 mi
Dec 1, 2018EF00.4 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL8.6 mi
May 10, 2017EF00.1 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL7.6 mi
Jul 11, 2015EF00.1 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL0.7 mi
Oct 13, 2014EF10.2 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL8.6 mi
May 31, 2013EF12.0 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL4.0 mi
May 25, 2011EF11.0 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL7.9 mi
Mar 1, 2007EF01.0 mi0 / 1Macon County, IL9.7 mi
Jul 26, 2006F00.1 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL7.7 mi
Jul 12, 2006F00.1 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL7.9 mi
Apr 16, 2006F11.0 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL6.2 mi
Apr 2, 2006F17.5 mi0 / 3Macon County, IL6.7 mi
Mar 12, 2006F18.0 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL5.4 mi
Mar 12, 2006F110.0 mi0 / 0Logan County, IL9.1 mi
May 12, 2000F07.0 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL4.6 mi
Apr 20, 2000F12.3 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL6.3 mi
Apr 20, 2000F10.3 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL1.8 mi
Jun 4, 1999F00.1 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL7.8 mi
Jun 4, 1999F00.1 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL3.8 mi
Apr 30, 1997F00.1 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL5.0 mi
Apr 19, 1996F314.5 mi0 / 29Macon County, IL3.7 mi
Apr 18, 1996F12.5 mi0 / 9Macon County, IL6.7 mi
Jun 8, 1993F03.0 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL4.2 mi
May 16, 1986F00.2 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL6.5 mi
Nov 11, 1984F11.0 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL3.9 mi
Sep 16, 1980F00.1 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL5.6 mi
May 12, 1978F27.6 mi0 / 3Macon County, IL4.2 mi
Nov 29, 1975F25.9 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL6.6 mi
Aug 10, 1974F00.1 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL9.5 mi
Aug 10, 1974F00.1 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL3.4 mi
Aug 10, 1974F00.1 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL6.3 mi
Aug 10, 1974F00.1 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL3.2 mi
Aug 10, 1974F00.1 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL4.3 mi
Aug 10, 1974F00.1 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL4.0 mi
Aug 10, 1974F00.1 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL4.0 mi
Jun 8, 1974F00.1 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL5.8 mi
Apr 3, 1974F320.9 mi1 / 26Macon County, IL2.4 mi
Jun 10, 1963F12.0 mi0 / 0Macon County, IL2.0 mi
Apr 22, 1963F342.9 mi1 / 5Sangamon County, IL6.3 mi
Jun 27, 1951F39.6 mi0 / 35Logan County, IL1.9 mi

More: Macon County tornadoes · Illinois tornado history · Forsyth 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 Forsyth

The National Weather Service mapped the path of 20 tornadoes within 10 miles of Forsyth in damage surveys (1 EF2, 9 EF1, 9 EF0, 1 EFU). 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
Jun 10, 2026EF190 mph19.8 mi170 yd0 / 004:19–04:42 UTCNWS Lincoln
Jun 10, 2026EF085 mph7.6 mi100 yd0 / 004:50–04:57 UTCNWS Lincoln
Dec 28, 2025EF2120 mph23.6 mi250 yd0 / 020:59–21:33 UTCNWS Lincoln
May 20, 2025EFU60 mph1.1 mi30 yd0 / 020:27–20:28 UTCNWS Lincoln
Apr 2, 2025EF085 mph12.8 mi30 yd0 / 020:40–20:52 UTCNWS Lincoln
Apr 18, 2024EF190 mph3.5 mi200 yd0 / 000:27–00:32 UTCNWS Lincoln
Apr 18, 2024EF1100 mph2.2 mi300 yd0 / 000:23–00:25 UTCNWS Lincoln
Apr 18, 2024EF190 mph3.8 mi200 yd0 / 000:18–00:23 UTCNWS Lincoln
Apr 18, 2024EF190 mph7.0 mi500 yd0 / 000:37–00:45 UTCNWS Lincoln
Jan 3, 2023EF190 mph0.2 mi–0 / 000:00–00:01 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
Jan 2, 2023EF080 mph1.1 mi20 yd0 / 006:05–06:08 UTCNWS Lincoln
May 17, 2020EF080 mph4.0 mi75 yd0 / 021:06–21:14 UTCNWS Lincoln
Aug 21, 2019EF070 mph0.1 mi10 yd0 / 000:59–01:00 UTCNWS Lincoln
Dec 1, 2018EF085 mph0.4 mi50 yd0 / 000:03–00:04 UTCNWS Lincoln
Dec 1, 2018EF1100 mph1.1 mi320 yd0 / 000:31–00:33 UTCNWS Lincoln
May 10, 2017EF075 mph0.1 mi20 yd0 / 000:49–00:50 UTCNWS Lincoln
Jul 11, 2015EF0–0.1 mi50 yd0 / 002:25–02:26 UTCNWS Lincoln
Oct 13, 2014EF1100 mph0.2 mi50 yd0 / 021:12–21:13 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.