Vermilion County

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Recent Tornado History

65 TORNADOES(s) were reported in Vermilion County, Illinois since 01/01/1950. Click on Location to display Details.

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**Vermilion County**
Location	Date	Time (CST)	Type	Mag	Dth	Inj	PrD	CrD
1 VERMILION	04/09/1953	05:45 PM	Tornado	F3	1	5	25.0M	0
2 Jamaica	11/15/1955	05:00 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	N/A	0
3 Sidell	12/18/1957	06:40 PM	Tornado	F1	0	0	25K	0
4 Oakwood	07/10/1958	05:00 PM	Tornado	F1	0	0	3K	0
5 Tilton	08/15/1958	05:00 AM	Tornado	F1	0	0	3K	0
6 Sidell	06/16/1960	01:00 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	3K	0
7 Sidell	03/06/1961	04:40 AM	Tornado	F2	0	0	N/A	0
8 Bismarck	07/21/1961	05:20 PM	Tornado	F2	0	0	25K	0
8 Danville	07/21/1961	06:25 PM	Tornado	F1	0	0	25K	0
10 Hume	07/02/1962	03:30 PM	Tornado	F2	0	0	25K	25K
11 Catlin	11/12/1965	05:00 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	3K	0
12 Catlin	05/10/1969	10:15 AM	Tornado	F0	0	0	0K	0
13 Danville	07/24/1969	10:55 AM	Tornado	F0	0	0	25K	0
14 Ridge Farm	08/12/1973	10:15 AM	Tornado	F2	0	0	0K	0
15 Hoopeston	08/14/1973	12:30 PM	Tornado	F2	0	0	25K	0
16 Oakwood	08/14/1973	12:45 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	25K	0
17 Fithian	04/03/1974	02:55 PM	Tornado	F3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
18 Bismarck	04/03/1974	03:25 PM	Tornado	F2	0	12	2.5M	0
19 Potomac	11/10/1975	12:08 AM	Tornado	F2	0	0	250K	0
20 VERMILION	03/20/1976	02:25 PM	Tornado	F4	0	0	2.5M	0
21 Hoopeston	07/04/1981	03:07 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	3K	0
22 Ridge Farm	04/02/1982	11:18 PM	Tornado	F1	0	5	250K	0
23 Hoopeston	06/22/1984	06:55 PM	Tornado	F1	0	0	250K	0
24 Potomac	06/01/1987	12:50 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	0K	0
25 Collison	06/01/1987	12:53 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	0K	0
26 Allerton	06/13/1987	02:25 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	0K	0
27 Fithian	05/08/1988	06:45 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	25K	0
28 Tilton	03/22/1991	11:13 PM	Tornado	F1	0	0	2.5M	0
29 Danville	06/08/1993	06:01 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	N/A	0
30 Danville	06/08/1993	06:16 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	N/A	N/A
31 Cheneyville	08/08/1994	03:35 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	0	0
32 Rossville	08/08/1994	03:50 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	0	0
33 Catlin	04/19/1996	08:08 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	0	0
34 Sidell	04/07/1998	07:20 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	0	0
35 Ridge Farm	05/19/1998	04:30 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	50K	0
36 Collison	12/06/1998	06:55 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	300K	0
37 Oakwood	05/14/2003	06:19 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	0	0
38 Ridge Farm	05/14/2003	06:40 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	0	0
39 Georgetown	05/28/2003	06:05 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	0	0
40 Allerton	06/10/2004	01:57 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	0	0
41 Rossville	07/26/2006	06:15 PM	Tornado	F1	0	0	40K	0
42 Hoopeston	07/26/2006	06:30 PM	Tornado	F0	0	0	0	0
43 Fairmount	05/13/2009	11:23 PM	Tornado	EF0	0	0	35K	0
44 Fairmount	06/19/2009	04:50 PM	Tornado	EF0	0	0	0	0
45 Westville	06/19/2009	05:09 PM	Tornado	EF0	0	0	0	0
46 Collison	08/19/2009	04:10 PM	Tornado	EF0	0	0	80K	15K
47 East Lynn	06/21/2010	05:22 PM	Tornado	EF0	0	0	0	0
48 Rossville	06/21/2010	06:02 PM	Tornado	EF0	0	0	0	0
49 Sidell	07/21/2010	12:24 PM	Tornado	EF0	0	0	0	0
50 Henning	04/19/2011	07:05 PM	Tornado	EF0	0	0	225K	0
51 Rossville	04/19/2011	07:14 PM	Tornado	EF1	0	0	360K	0
52 Allerton	05/07/2011	05:08 PM	Tornado	EF0	0	0	0	0
53 Tilton	05/01/2012	05:19 PM	Tornado	EF0	0	0	8K	0
54 Hoopeston	05/06/2012	05:19 PM	Tornado	EF0	0	0	65K	0
55 Westville	05/31/2013	10:24 PM	Tornado	EF1	0	0	50K	0
56 East Lynn	11/17/2013	01:00 PM	Tornado	EF2	0	0	2.5M	0
57 Westville	11/17/2013	01:03 PM	Tornado	EF2	0	1	9.5M	0
58 Bismarck	9/9/2016	06:34 PM	Tornado	EF1	0	0	100K	0
59 Catlin	9/9/2016	07:13 PM	Tornado	EF0	0	0	0	0
60 2 NW Alvin	5/26/2017	05:52 PM	Tornado	EF1	0	0	0	0
61 1 SW Muncie	5/23/2019	02:06 PM	Tornado	EF1	0	0	0	0
62 5 S Henning	5/28/2019	04:06 PM	Tornado	EF1	0	0	N/A	0
63 Ridge Farm	12/10/2021	10:43 PM	Tornado	EF0	0	0	0	0
64 Rankin	3/31/2023	7:53 PM	Tornado	EF1	0	0	0	0
64 East Lynn	6/5/2024	8:27 AM	Tornado	EF1	0	0	0	0
TOTALS:					1	23	45.7M	0

Details:

4/9/1953: Initially listed as a single tornado with a 38 mile path, this may have been 3 separate tornadoes. Moving in from central Champaign County, the storm cut across the central portion of Vermilion County before moving to Warren County, IN. It passed 3 miles north of Hope before passing near Collison, Jamesburg and Bismarck.
11/15/1955: Brief touchdown on a farm 2 miles east of Jamaica.
12/18/1957: Touched down near Sidell, and was on the ground for 4 miles.
7/10/1958: This tornado struck 3 farms near Oakwood, and was on the ground for 2 miles.
8/15/1958: This tornado touched down near Tilton, and moved south-southwest along an intermittant 17 mile path.
6/16/1960: Touched down near Sidell, taking the roof off a barn.
3/6/1961: This was a continuation of a tornado that originally touched down near Tuscola in Douglas County, then moved across southeast Champaign County into southern Vermilion County. Farm buildings were damaged or destroyed near Sidell and Indiana.
7/21/1961: This tornado touched down near Bismarck, and traveled 15 miles to near Lebanon, IN.
7/21/1961: This tornado touched down near Danville, killing livestock and damaging farm buildings.
7/2/1962: Originally touched down south of Royal in Champaign County, then moved northeast into Hope in western Vermilion County. However, the tornado was not in continuous contact with the ground. Greatest damage occurred in Hope, where several houses, a church, a trailer, and farm buildings were damaged.
11/12/1965: Destroyed a school north of Catlin and overturned a trailer.
5/10/1969: This was mostly a funnel cloud aloft, but touched down briefly north of Catlin.
7/24/1969: Took a quarter mile path 2.5 miles south of Danville, damaging 20-25 homes.
8/12/1973: Destroyed a cement bus garage near Ridge Farm.
8/14/1973: Touched down near Hoopeston, causing crop damage.
8/14/1973: Touched down near Oakwood, damaging a lumber yard.
4/3/1974: This was part of the "Super Outbreak" of 148 tornadoes which affected the eastern half of the U.S. during a 24 hour period. This tornado originally touched down south of Sidney in Champaign Couty, then moved across the Homer Lake area into western Vermilion County east of Ogden.
4/3/1974: This was part of the "Super Outbreak" of 148 tornadoes which affected the eastern half of the U.S. during a 24 hour period. This particular tornado touched down 2 miles southwest of Bismarck and lifted 5 miles north of town. Homes on the west side of Bismarck, as well as the township high school, were significantly damaged.
11/10/1975: Touched down about 5 miles northwest of Potomac, destroying a garage, machine shed, frame house, and trailer.
3/20/1976: This violent tornado first touched down in eastern Macon County, and moved across Piatt and Champaign Counties before entering Vermilion County near I-74. The tornado lifted 5 miles northwest of Danville.
7/4/1981: Touched down in the northwest part of Hoopeston, damaging 3 mobile homes and a garage.
4/2/1982: This tornado affected the southeast part Ridge Farm, and was on the ground for 4 miles. Five homes and a trailer were destroyed, and 15 other homes damaged, resulting in 5 injuries.
6/22/1984: Touched down on the northeast side of Hoopeston, destroying a grain elevator and 4 trailers.
6/1/1987: Brief touchdown near Potomac, causing crop damage.
6/1/1987: Brief touchdown 2 miles northwest of Collison.
6/13/1987: Touched down 1 mile southeast of Allerton, before moving into northern Edgar County.
5/8/1988: Moved through Fithian, causing extensive damage to tree limbs and some roof damage.
3/22/1991: Initially touched down in Tilton and dissipated on the southwest side of Danville, but was aloft for a good portion of its existence. It extensively damaged the city hall, fire station, and 10 homes in Tilton.
6/8/1993: Brief touchdown in Danville, which tore off part of the roof of an office building.
6/8/1993: Brief touchdown east of Danville near I-74.
8/8/1994: Brief touchdown near Cheneyville.
8/8/1994: Brief touchdown near Rossville.
4/19/1996: Brief touchdown 1 mile northwest of Catlin.
4/7/1998: Brief touchdown 2 miles southeast of Sidell.
5/19/1998: Touched down 1 mile west of Ridge Farm, destroying a barn and machine shed.
12/6/1998: Touched down in Collison and moved 2 miles to the east-southeast. It damaged a dozen homes and destroyed the post office and 2 mobile homes.
5/14/2003: Brief touchdown near Oakwood, causing no damage.
5/14/2003: Brief touchdown 3 miles west of Ridge Farm.
5/28/2003: Brief touchdown 7 miles southwest of Georgetown.
6/10/2004: This tornado touched down 4 miles north of Allerton, and moved southeast for 4 miles across rural areas, causing no damage.
7/26/2006: Touched down 2 miles west of Rossville and moved northeast for 3 miles. Destroyed a shed and damaged several outbuildings.
7/26/2006: Brief touchdown 1 mile east of Hoopeston.
5/13/2009: Brief touchdown 2 miles east-southeast of Homer, destroying a large machinery shed and snapping several main transmission power poles.
6/19/2009: Brief touchdown 2 miles east-southeast of Fairmount.
6/19/2009: Brief touchdown just west of Westville.
8/19/2009: Touched down 3.5 miles northeast of Collison, and was on the ground for 5 miles before lifting near Henning. Two homes and numerous outbuildings were damaged.
6/21/2010: Brief touchdown in a field 2 miles west-northwest of East Lynn.
6/21/2010: Brief touchdown in a field 3 miles west-northwest of Rossville.
6/21/2010: Brief touchdown in a field 1 mile north of Sidell.
4/19/2011: Touched down near Henning and moved northeast, damaging roofs, sidings, and awnings on numerous houses. It was on the ground for 2.7 miles before dissipating 3 miles northeast of Henning.
4/19/2011: Touched down 4.4 miles east of Rossville, and moved northeast 2.5 miles. It damaged several grain bins and two farmsteads.
5/7/2011: Brief touchdown in a field 2 miles southeast of Allerton.
5/1/2012: Brief touchdown in on south edge of Tilton damaging a business.
5/6/2012: Touched down 2 miles west of Hoopeston moving east 2 miles damaging a couple farms and sign at SE corner of Hoopeston.
5/31/2013: Brief touchdown in a field 2.6 miles southeast of Westville. Damaged a couple rural farms.
11/17/2013: Known as the Gifford tornado. Traveled 29.7 miles NE damaging many farm buildings near East Lynn.
11/17/2013: Touched down 4 miles Northwest of Sidell moving Northeast 18 miles damaging numerous farms and residences including NW corner of Belgium before lifting near the Indiana state line. 1 injury.
9/9/2016: Rated as EF-1 intensity, with a peak wind speed of 95 mph. It was on the ground for 9 minutes, traveling 1.7 miles from 1 mile north of Danville to 2.4 miles south of Bismarck.
9/9/2016: Touched down 2 miles southwest of Catlin was rated as EF-0 intensity, with a peak wind speed of 70 mph. It stayed in fields and did minor crop damage before dissipating.
5/26/2017: Tornado touched down 2.2 miles northwest of Alvin, and was on the ground for about 0.3 miles. It snapped a tree, and did minor damage to a house and garage.
5/23/2019: Several power poles were snapped and there was heavy tree damage along the tornado path. A house was damaged by a tree that fell on it. A semi-truck was blown off of I-74.
5/28/2019: Several reports & photos of a brief tornado touchdown in an open field. No damage reported.
12/10/2021: This tornado moved in from Edgar County, and was only on the ground a short distance in Vermilion
3/31/2023: Tornado touched down near 3800N & 170E rds and traveled 8 miles NE into Iroquois Cty causing major damage to a few farms and knocked down dozens of power poles.
6/5/2024: Tornado touched down near 3800N & 770E rds and traveled 1.3 miles ENE destroying numerous grain bins one farm and other damage to two other homesteads

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