Macomb, IL tornado history
33 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Macomb, IL from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 151st of 441 Illinois cities with a tornado on record. 3 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on April 20, 2025 (EF1, 3.0-mile path); the strongest, on April 20, 1964, was rated F3. SPC also logged 2 preliminary tornado reports within 10 miles of the center of Macomb, 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 Macomb, IL
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | McDonough County, IL | 2.8 mi |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | McDonough County, IL | 9.5 mi |
| Apr 20, 2025 | EF1 | 3.0 mi | 0 / 0 | McDonough County, IL | 7.5 mi |
| Apr 20, 2025 | EF1 | 7.0 mi | 0 / 0 | McDonough County, IL | 8.8 mi |
| Jun 13, 2024 | EFU | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | McDonough County, IL | 7.3 mi |
| Jun 13, 2024 | EFU | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | McDonough County, IL | 5.6 mi |
| Jul 8, 2022 | EFU | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 | McDonough County, IL | 2.9 mi |
| May 31, 2022 | EF1 | 1.6 mi | 0 / 0 | McDonough County, IL | 7.1 mi |
| May 13, 2022 | EFU | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | McDonough County, IL | 7.6 mi |
| May 24, 2019 | EF1 | 1.9 mi | 0 / 0 | McDonough County, IL | 9.6 mi |
| May 24, 2019 | EF1 | 7.8 mi | 0 / 0 | McDonough County, IL | 7.1 mi |
| Dec 1, 2018 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | McDonough County, IL | 4.9 mi |
| Dec 1, 2018 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | McDonough County, IL | 7.8 mi |
| Mar 15, 2016 | EF2 | 8.2 mi | 0 / 0 | McDonough County, IL | 6.4 mi |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF1 | 10.7 mi | 0 / 0 | McDonough County, IL | 7.1 mi |
| Apr 2, 2006 | F1 | 12.0 mi | 0 / 0 | McDonough County, IL | 7.3 mi |
| May 10, 2003 | F2 | 69.2 mi | 0 / 4 | Adams County, IL | 9.9 mi |
| Apr 5, 1999 | F2 | 9.4 mi | 0 / 0 | McDonough County, IL | 4.6 mi |
| Apr 30, 1997 | F0 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | McDonough County, IL | 8.2 mi |
| Jul 25, 1992 | F0 | 3.0 mi | 0 / 0 | McDonough County, IL | 0.5 mi |
| Jul 25, 1992 | F0 | 7.0 mi | 0 / 0 | McDonough County, IL | 4.1 mi |
| Mar 12, 1982 | F2 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 1 | McDonough County, IL | 9.7 mi |
| Jun 8, 1981 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | McDonough County, IL | 7.1 mi |
| Jun 24, 1975 | F0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | McDonough County, IL | 8.9 mi |
| Jun 21, 1974 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | McDonough County, IL | 2.9 mi |
| Jun 20, 1974 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | McDonough County, IL | 9.9 mi |
| Apr 13, 1974 | F2 | 19.5 mi | 0 / 10 | Hancock County, IL | 2.8 mi |
| Jun 2, 1973 | F1 | 3.0 mi | 0 / 0 | McDonough County, IL | 2.2 mi |
| Jun 2, 1973 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | McDonough County, IL | 4.8 mi |
| Jul 18, 1971 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | McDonough County, IL | 2.9 mi |
| Apr 20, 1964 | F3 | 14.1 mi | 0 / 0 | McDonough County, IL | 2.2 mi |
| Jul 21, 1961 | F1 | 147.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Adams County, IL | 7.5 mi |
| May 14, 1961 | F3 | 127.1 mi | 0 / 8 | Pike County, IL | 9.2 mi |
| Sep 27, 1959 | F2 | 9.4 mi | 0 / 1 | McDonough County, IL | 4.4 mi |
| May 21, 1957 | F3 | 13.7 mi | 0 / 0 | McDonough County, IL | 5.3 mi |
More: McDonough County tornadoes · Illinois tornado history · Macomb 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 Macomb
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 13 tornadoes within 10 miles of Macomb in damage surveys (2 EF2, 6 EF1, 2 EF0, 3 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.
| Date | Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2026 | EFU | – | 0.1 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 21:54–21:55 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| Apr 17, 2026 | EF2 | 115 mph | 12.8 mi | 200 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:29–00:44 UTC | NWS DVN, |
| Apr 20, 2025 | EF1 | 100 mph | 7.0 mi | 150 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:37–00:44 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| Apr 20, 2025 | EF1 | 100 mph | 3.0 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:47–00:50 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| Jul 8, 2022 | EFU | – | 0.8 mi | 20 yd | 0 / 0 | 20:17–20:18 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| May 31, 2022 | EF1 | 110 mph | 1.6 mi | 60 yd | 0 / 0 | 03:34–03:38 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| May 13, 2022 | EFU | – | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 / 0 | 21:49–21:59 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| May 24, 2019 | EF1 | 110 mph | 1.9 mi | 30 yd | 0 / 0 | 17:41–17:45 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| May 24, 2019 | EF1 | 110 mph | 2.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 17:33–17:38 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| Dec 1, 2018 | EF0 | 70 mph | 0.1 mi | 15 yd | 0 / 0 | 21:41–21:42 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| Dec 1, 2018 | EF0 | 70 mph | 0.1 mi | 15 yd | 0 / 0 | 21:18–21:19 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| Mar 15, 2016 | EF2 | 115 mph | 16.5 mi | 900 yd | 0 / 0 | 23:26–23:56 UTC | NWS DVN, |
| Dec 23, 2015 | EF1 | 100 mph | 10.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:15–22:30 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
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.