Tornado History

Altamont Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Altamont, Illinois as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 5 matching records from 1999 through 2025. The strongest matching rating is EF1 (Moderate damage), the latest matching tornado is April 2, 2025, and minimum reported property damage totals $400K.

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5recorded tornadoes

EF1 (Moderate damage)highest rating

$400Kminimum property damage

April 2, 2025latest tornado

2.9 milongest listed path

125 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

EF1 (Moderate damage)2
F0 (Light damage)1
EF0 (Light damage)1
Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

19991
20131
20161
20211
20251

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

Date	Rating	Area	Length	Width	Min. property damage
November 17, 2013	EF1	Effingham, Illinois	2.9 mi	100 yd	$400K
April 2, 2025	EF1	Effingham, Illinois	2.55 mi	125 yd	N/A
June 1, 1999	F0	Effingham, Illinois	0.2 mi	10 yd	N/A
April 27, 2016	EF0	Effingham, Illinois	0.05 mi	10 yd	N/A
May 6, 2021	EFU	Effingham, Illinois	0.06 mi	10 yd	N/A

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.