Tornado History

Grant Park Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Grant Park, Illinois as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 6 matching records from 1996 through 2023. The strongest matching rating is EF1 (Moderate damage), the latest matching tornado is May 7, 2023, and minimum reported property damage totals $196K.

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6recorded tornadoes

EF1 (Moderate damage)highest rating

$196Kminimum property damage

May 7, 2023latest tornado

5 milongest listed path

150 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

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

Most Active Years

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20231

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
June 30, 2014	EF1	Kankakee, Illinois	3.2 mi	110 yd	$166K
March 8, 2009	EF1	Kankakee, Illinois	0.51 mi	120 yd	$30K
April 19, 1996	F0	Kankakee, Illinois	5 mi	20 yd	N/A
April 20, 2004	F0	Kankakee, Illinois	3 mi	20 yd	N/A
August 10, 2020	EF0	Kankakee, Illinois	1.47 mi	150 yd	N/A
May 7, 2023	EFU	Kankakee, Illinois	0.21 mi	50 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.