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Tornado history in Illinois

Illinois has 139 county-level tornado declarations across 88 counties. Champaign County leads with 4 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for tornado events in this state: $18.6M.

This page shows every Illinois county in Illinois that has at least one FEMA tornado declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to tornado events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of tornado declarations across all states, see the tornado disaster type page. For all hazard types in Illinois, see the Illinois state page.

Tornado in Illinois

Counties ranked by tornado declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Champaign County4$200K
2Vermilion County4$101K
3Fayette County3$199K
4Pike County3$380K
5Wabash County3$94K
6Wayne County3$427K
7Will County3$23K
8Adams County2$502K
9Bond County2$12K
10Cass County2$1.6M
11Coles County2$90K
12De Witt County2$0
13Douglas County2$109K
14Edwards County2$0
15Effingham County2$126K
16Fulton County2$232K
17Hamilton County2$272K
18Jasper County2$99K
19Jersey County2$208K
20Kane County2$0
21LaSalle County2$0
22Lake County2$0
23Logan County2$0
24Macon County2$0
25Macoupin County2$413K
26Madison County2$0
27Mason County2$13K
28Massac County2$1.1M
29McHenry County2$0
30McLean County2$0
31Menard County2$222K
32Montgomery County2$19K
33Morgan County2$226K
34Moultrie County2$81K
35Perry County2$0
36Piatt County2$11K
37Pope County2$235K
38Shelby County2$225K
39St. Clair County2$0
40Washington County2$58K
41White County2$17K
42Williamson County2$139K
43Alexander County1$298K
44Boone County1$0
45Brown County1$49K
46Calhoun County1$793K
47Carroll County1$0
48Christian County1$0
49Clark County1$70K
50Clay County1$0
51Clinton County1$0
52Cook County1$0
53Crawford County1$28K
54Cumberland County1$114K
55DuPage County1$0
56Edgar County1$25K
57Ford County1$0
58Franklin County1$10K
59Gallatin County1$98K
60Greene County1$707K
61Grundy County1$0
62Hancock County1$285K
63Hardin County1$0
64Henderson County1$0
65Iroquois County1$0
66Jackson County1$101K
67Jefferson County1$0
68Jo Daviess County1$0
69Johnson County1$3.7M
70Kendall County1$0
71Lawrence County1$55K
72Marion County1$8K
73McDonough County1$0
74Mercer County1$0
75Monroe County1$0
76Pulaski County1$120K
77Randolph County1$40K
78Richland County1$182K
79Rock Island County1$0
80Saline County1$88K
81Sangamon County1$2.6M
82Schuyler County1$111K
83Scott County1$233K
84Tazewell County1$1.1M
85Union County1$372K
86Whiteside County1$0
87Winnebago County1$0
88Woodford County1$4K