Monee, IL tornado history
26 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Monee, IL from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 229th of 441 Illinois cities with a tornado on record. None was rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on March 19, 2025 (EF1, 1.6-mile path); the strongest, on July 15, 2024, was rated EF2. SPC also logged 1 preliminary tornado report within 10 miles of the center of Monee, 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 Monee, IL
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | Will County, IL | 6.8 mi |
| Mar 19, 2025 | EF1 | 1.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Will County, IL | 5.9 mi |
| Mar 19, 2025 | EF0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Will County, IL | 5.3 mi |
| Jul 15, 2024 | EF1 | 5.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Cook County, IL | 8.8 mi |
| Jul 15, 2024 | EF0 | 6.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Will County, IL | 7.0 mi |
| Jul 15, 2024 | EF2 | 34.6 mi | 0 / 2 | Grundy County, IL | 6.7 mi |
| Jul 28, 2023 | EFU | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Will County, IL | 8.0 mi |
| Jul 28, 2023 | EF0 | 7.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Will County, IL | 8.9 mi |
| Jun 26, 2021 | EF0 | 4.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Will County, IL | 5.4 mi |
| Aug 10, 2020 | EF0 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Cook County, IL | 4.3 mi |
| Jun 9, 2017 | EF0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Will County, IL | 6.9 mi |
| Sep 18, 2015 | EF1 | 2.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Will County, IL | 3.3 mi |
| Jun 30, 2014 | EF1 | 5.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Kankakee County, IL | 9.5 mi |
| Nov 17, 2013 | EF2 | 5.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Will County, IL | 7.2 mi |
| Oct 26, 2010 | EF2 | 2.3 mi | 0 / 2 | Will County, IL | 5.5 mi |
| Jun 23, 2010 | EF1 | 2.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Cook County, IL | 6.3 mi |
| Jun 7, 2008 | EF1 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Cook County, IL | 6.6 mi |
| Jun 7, 2008 | EF2 | 6.5 mi | 0 / 6 | Will County, IL | 2.1 mi |
| Jun 7, 2008 | EF2 | 3.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Will County, IL | 2.0 mi |
| Jun 7, 2008 | EF2 | 2.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Will County, IL | 7.5 mi |
| Mar 27, 1991 | F0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Will County, IL | 1.0 mi |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F0 | 8.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Will County, IL | 5.1 mi |
| Sep 22, 1980 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Cook County, IL | 4.6 mi |
| Jun 30, 1977 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Cook County, IL | 6.2 mi |
| Aug 26, 1965 | F1 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Cook County, IL | 7.9 mi |
| May 26, 1965 | F2 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Cook County, IL | 6.2 mi |
| May 26, 1955 | F1 | 18.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Kankakee County, IL | 6.1 mi |
More: Will County tornadoes · Illinois tornado history · Monee 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 Monee
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 23 tornadoes within 10 miles of Monee in damage surveys (6 EF2, 9 EF1, 7 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.
| Date | Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | EF1 | 95 mph | 7.6 mi | 200 yd | 0 / 0 | 15:39–15:46 UTC | NWS Chicago |
| Aug 11, 2026 | EF1 | 105 mph | 22.5 mi | 300 yd | 0 / 0 | 15:41–16:00 UTC | NWS Chicago |
| Aug 11, 2026 | EF2 | 115 mph | 26.2 mi | 500 yd | 0 / 0 | 15:43–16:02 UTC | NWS Chicago |
| Mar 19, 2025 | EF0 | 65 mph | 0.3 mi | 75 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:18–22:19 UTC | NWS Chicago |
| Mar 19, 2025 | EF1 | 90 mph | 1.6 mi | 90 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:28–22:30 UTC | NWS Chicago |
| Jul 15, 2024 | EF1 | 100 mph | 5.5 mi | 250 yd | 0 / 0 | 02:43–02:49 UTC | NWS Chicago |
| Jul 15, 2024 | EF0 | 85 mph | 6.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 02:41–02:46 UTC | NWS Chicago |
| Jul 15, 2024 | EF2 | 130 mph | 34.6 mi | 325 yd | 0 / 2 | 02:09–02:41 UTC | NWS Chicago |
| Jul 28, 2023 | EF0 | 85 mph | 7.3 mi | 60 yd | 0 / 0 | 04:07–04:15 UTC | NWS Chicago |
| Jul 28, 2023 | EFU | – | 1.5 mi | 15 yd | 0 / 0 | 04:22–04:24 UTC | NWS Chicago |
| Jun 26, 2021 | EF0 | 70 mph | 4.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 19:06–19:12 UTC | NWS Chicago |
| Aug 10, 2020 | EF0 | 85 mph | 2.0 mi | 150 yd | 0 / 0 | 20:56–20:58 UTC | NWS Chicago |
| Sep 18, 2015 | EF1 | 90 mph | 2.6 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 21:44–21:53 UTC | NWS Chicago |
| Jun 30, 2014 | EF2 | 115 mph | 3.9 mi | 240 yd | 0 / 0 | 03:32–03:35 UTC | NWS Chicago |
| Jun 30, 2014 | EF0 | 75 mph | 2.7 mi | 295 yd | 0 / 0 | 03:30–03:33 UTC | NWS Chicago |
| Jun 30, 2014 | EF1 | 110 mph | 5.4 mi | 450 yd | 0 / 0 | 03:25–03:29 UTC | NWS Chicago |
| Jun 30, 2014 | EF1 | 105 mph | 4.6 mi | 110 yd | 0 / 0 | 03:26–03:28 UTC | NWS Chicago |
| Jun 30, 2014 | EF1 | 95 mph | 2.6 mi | 110 yd | 0 / 0 | 03:24–03:25 UTC | NWS Chicago |
| Jun 30, 2014 | EF0 | 85 mph | 3.1 mi | 45 yd | 0 / 0 | 03:23–03:25 UTC | NWS Chicago |
| Jun 7, 2008 | EF2 | – | 2.4 mi | 400 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:51–22:55 UTC | NWS Chicago |
| Jun 7, 2008 | EF2 | – | 4.1 mi | 150 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:55–23:08 UTC | NWS Chicago |
| Jun 7, 2008 | EF2 | – | 6.8 mi | 150 yd | 0 / 6 | 23:13–23:30 UTC | NWS Chicago |
| Jun 7, 2008 | EF1 | – | 2.0 mi | 75 yd | 0 / 0 | 23:32–23:37 UTC | NWS 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.