Tornado History

Prairie Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Prairie, Illinois as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 2 matching records from 2008 through 2009. The strongest matching rating is EF1 (Moderate damage), the latest matching tornado is March 8, 2009, and minimum reported property damage totals N/A.

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2recorded tornadoes

EF1 (Moderate damage)highest rating

N/Aminimum property damage

March 8, 2009latest tornado

0.79 milongest listed path

75 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

EF1 (Moderate damage)1
EF0 (Light damage)1

Most Active Years

20081
20091

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	Deaths	Injuries	Min. property damage
March 8, 2009	EF1	Randolph, Illinois	0.79 mi	75 yd	0	0	N/A
June 4, 2008	EF0	Randolph, Illinois	0.6 mi	50 yd	0	0	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.