Morrison, IL tornado history
16 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Morrison, IL from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 352nd 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 20, 2023 (EF1, 5.9-mile path); the strongest, on March 29, 1981, was rated F4.
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 Morrison, IL
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2023 | EF1 | 5.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Whiteside County, IL | 1.7 mi |
| Mar 5, 2022 | EF1 | 4.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Whiteside County, IL | 7.6 mi |
| Nov 10, 2020 | EF1 | 4.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Whiteside County, IL | 3.2 mi |
| Nov 10, 2020 | EF1 | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Whiteside County, IL | 5.7 mi |
| May 23, 2020 | EF1 | 12.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Whiteside County, IL | 4.5 mi |
| Jul 21, 2017 | EF1 | 3.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Whiteside County, IL | 9.5 mi |
| May 23, 2017 | EF0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Whiteside County, IL | 8.5 mi |
| Mar 6, 2017 | EF1 | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Whiteside County, IL | 9.4 mi |
| Apr 9, 2015 | EF1 | 8.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Whiteside County, IL | 9.8 mi |
| Apr 9, 2015 | EF1 | 12.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Clinton County, IA → IL | 9.8 mi |
| Jun 12, 1999 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Whiteside County, IL | 9.7 mi |
| May 12, 1999 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Whiteside County, IL | 4.0 mi |
| Jul 17, 1996 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Whiteside County, IL | 9.3 mi |
| May 27, 1995 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Whiteside County, IL | 4.3 mi |
| Mar 29, 1981 | F4 | 5.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Whiteside County, IL | 5.8 mi |
| Mar 21, 1966 | F2 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Whiteside County, IL | 2.0 mi |
More: Whiteside County tornadoes · Illinois tornado history · Morrison 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 Morrison
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 11 tornadoes within 10 miles of Morrison in damage surveys (10 EF1, 1 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 20, 2023 | EF1 | 110 mph | 5.9 mi | 300 yd | 0 / 0 | 20:56–21:03 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| Apr 20, 2023 | EF1 | 110 mph | 5.9 mi | 300 yd | 0 / 0 | 20:56–21:03 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| Mar 5, 2022 | EF1 | 95 mph | 4.0 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 03:13–03:18 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| Nov 10, 2020 | EF1 | 100 mph | 3.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 14:50–14:53 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| Nov 10, 2020 | EF1 | 100 mph | 4.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 21:00–21:07 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| May 23, 2020 | EF1 | 100 mph | 12.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 / 0 | 19:29–19:53 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| Jul 21, 2017 | EF1 | 105 mph | 3.7 mi | 150 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:19–00:26 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| May 23, 2017 | EF0 | – | 0.1 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 19:55 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| Mar 6, 2017 | EF1 | 98 mph | 1.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 / 0 | 04:53–05:01 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| Apr 9, 2015 | EF1 | 90 mph | 8.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 23:02–23:15 UTC | NWS Quad Cities |
| Apr 9, 2015 | EF1 | – | 12.4 mi | 75 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:40–23:00 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.