Tornado History

Joliet Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Joliet, Illinois as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 8 matching records from 2003 through 2024. The strongest matching rating is F1 (Moderate damage), the latest matching tornado is July 15, 2024, and minimum reported property damage totals $5.1M.

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8recorded tornadoes

F1 (Moderate damage)highest rating

$5.1Mminimum property damage

July 15, 2024latest tornado

5.98 milongest listed path

300 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

F1 (Moderate damage)3
EF1 (Moderate damage)1
EF0 (Light damage)4

Most Active Years

20233
20032
20041
20221
20241

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
April 20, 2004	F1	Will, Illinois	1.6 mi	250 yd	$5.0M
May 30, 2003	F1	Will, Illinois	5.7 mi	100 yd	$60K
May 30, 2003	F1	Will, Illinois	1.7 mi	100 yd	N/A
July 28, 2023	EF1	Will, Illinois	5.98 mi	225 yd	N/A
July 23, 2022	EF0	Will, Illinois	4.1 mi	200 yd	N/A
February 27, 2023	EF0	Kendall, Illinois	0.8 mi	100 yd	N/A
March 31, 2023	EF0	Kendall, Illinois	2.02 mi	250 yd	N/A
July 15, 2024	EF0	Kendall, Illinois	2.4 mi	300 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.