National Storms

Willowbrook, IL tornado history

36 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Willowbrook, IL from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 106th of 441 Illinois cities with a tornado on record. 5 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on July 15, 2024 (EF1, 2.1-mile path); the strongest, on June 13, 1976, was rated F4. The deadliest, on April 21, 1967, killed 33 along its path. SPC also logged 4 preliminary tornado reports within 10 miles of the center of Willowbrook, IL in 2026.

36tornadoes since 1950
142016–2025
F4/EF4strongest rating
35deaths
559injuries
Jul 15, 2024most 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: 21960s: 41970s: 71980s: 21990s: 12000s: 22010s: 42020s: 141950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020smax 14
Tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of Willowbrook, 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 Willowbrook, IL

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted inClosest to center
Jul 27, 2026Prelim. report––Cook County, IL8.4 mi
Jul 27, 2026Prelim. report––DuPage County, IL4.3 mi
Jun 11, 2026Prelim. report––Cook County, IL5.4 mi
Jun 11, 2026Prelim. report––DuPage County, IL9.2 mi
Jul 15, 2024EF12.1 mi0 / 0Cook County, IL4.5 mi
Jul 15, 2024EF01.2 mi0 / 0Cook County, IL7.7 mi
Jul 15, 2024EF00.8 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL8.4 mi
Jul 15, 2024EF03.1 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL8.4 mi
Jul 15, 2024EF119.2 mi0 / 0Kendall County, IL9.3 mi
Jul 14, 2024EF07.4 mi0 / 0Cook County, IL4.4 mi
Jun 22, 2024EF00.9 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL3.7 mi
Jun 22, 2024EF01.2 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL6.9 mi
Jun 22, 2024EF07.8 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL6.7 mi
Jul 14, 2023EF08.7 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL8.0 mi
Jul 12, 2023EF19.1 mi0 / 1DuPage County, IL1.5 mi
Apr 30, 2022EF01.9 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL4.1 mi
Jun 20, 2021EF317.6 mi0 / 11DuPage County, IL2.0 mi
Aug 10, 2020EF12.1 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL9.0 mi
Aug 18, 2015EF00.2 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL4.3 mi
Aug 18, 2015EF03.2 mi0 / 0Will County, IL6.5 mi
May 26, 2015EF00.4 mi0 / 0Cook County, IL7.2 mi
Jun 21, 2011EF12.1 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL3.7 mi
Aug 4, 2008EF00.3 mi0 / 0Cook County, IL9.7 mi
May 30, 2003F00.3 mi0 / 0Cook County, IL6.1 mi
Mar 27, 1991F315.0 mi0 / 7Will County, IL6.5 mi
Sep 29, 1986F10.1 mi0 / 10Cook County, IL7.6 mi
May 29, 1983F00.2 mi0 / 2Cook County, IL6.0 mi
Aug 2, 1978F04.1 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL2.5 mi
Apr 18, 1978F16.1 mi0 / 0Cook County, IL8.3 mi
Jun 13, 1976F43.3 mi2 / 23Cook County, IL2.8 mi
Mar 12, 1976F322.6 mi0 / 3Kendall County, IL6.3 mi
Jun 20, 1974F00.1 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL4.7 mi
Jul 27, 1973F10.1 mi0 / 0Will County, IL9.8 mi
Apr 21, 1973F20.2 mi0 / 0Cook County, IL9.9 mi
Apr 21, 1967F415.0 mi33 / 500Cook County, IL8.9 mi
Apr 19, 1966F20.5 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL9.9 mi
Nov 12, 1965F21.0 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL8.4 mi
Jun 23, 1965F10.1 mi0 / 0DuPage County, IL9.6 mi
Aug 30, 1958F11.0 mi0 / 0Cook County, IL7.7 mi
May 26, 1955F11.5 mi0 / 2Cook County, IL10.0 mi

More: DuPage County tornadoes · Illinois tornado history · Willowbrook 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 7, 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 Willowbrook

The National Weather Service mapped the path of 25 tornadoes within 10 miles of Willowbrook in damage surveys (1 EF3, 1 EF2, 4 EF1, 18 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
Jul 27, 2026EF080 mph1.0 mi75 yd0 / 016:55–16:57 UTCNWS Chicago
Jul 27, 2026EF085 mph2.9 mi250 yd0 / 017:34–17:38 UTCNWS Chicago
Jul 27, 2026EF085 mph2.2 mi100 yd0 / 017:09–17:13 UTCNWS Chicago
Jun 11, 2026EF2120 mph8.4 mi350 yd0 / 601:15–01:22 UTCNWS Chicago
Jun 11, 2026EF080 mph1.3 mi150 yd0 / 001:04–01:06 UTCNWS Chicago
Jul 15, 2024EF085 mph1.2 mi175 yd0 / 002:36–02:38 UTCNWS Chicago
Jul 15, 2024EF085 mph3.1 mi150 yd0 / 002:23–02:27 UTCNWS Chicago
Jul 15, 2024EF075 mph0.8 mi50 yd0 / 002:29–02:30 UTCNWS Chicago
Jul 15, 2024EF190 mph2.1 mi75 yd0 / 002:37–02:40 UTCNWS Chicago
Jul 15, 2024EF1100 mph19.2 mi200 yd0 / 001:55–02:18 UTCNWS Chicago
Jul 14, 2024EF075 mph7.4 mi250 yd0 / 003:23–03:33 UTCNWS Chicago
Jun 22, 2024EF080 mph0.9 mi50 yd0 / 004:13–04:14 UTCNWS Chicago
Jun 22, 2024EF070 mph1.2 mi50 yd0 / 004:08–04:10 UTCNWS Chicago
Jun 22, 2024EF080 mph7.9 mi300 yd0 / 003:58–04:08 UTCNWS Chicago
Jul 14, 2023EF075 mph8.8 mi400 yd0 / 001:58–02:10 UTCNWS Chicago
Jul 12, 2023EF1110 mph9.1 mi150 yd0 / 023:09–23:27 UTCNWS Chicago
Apr 30, 2022EF075 mph1.9 mi60 yd0 / 021:44–21:47 UTCNWS Chicago
Jun 20, 2021EF3140 mph17.6 mi600 yd0 / 1104:02–04:25 UTCNWS Chicago
Aug 10, 2020EF195 mph2.2 mi–0 / 015:39–15:42 UTCNWS Chicago
Aug 18, 2015EF080 mph3.2 mi–0 / 022:48–22:48 UTCNWS Chicago
Aug 18, 2015EF070 mph0.2 mi–0 / 022:12 UTCNWS Chicago
May 26, 2015EF075 mph0.4 mi50 yd0 / 018:08 UTCNWS Chicago
Jun 13, 1976EF0105 mph0.3 mi125 yd0 / 022:31–22:33 UTCNWS Chicago
Jun 13, 1976EFU–0.2 mi250 yd0 / 022:30–22:32 UTCNWS Chicago
Jun 13, 1976EF0170 mph8.6 mi800 yd23 / 222:18–23:20 UTCNWS 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.