Tornado History

Christian Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Christian, Illinois. The records below identify 57 tornadoes from 1955 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of F3 (Severe damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $125.1M, with 0 deaths and 27 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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57recorded tornadoes
F3 (Severe damage)highest rating
$125.1Mminimum property damage
December 28, 2025latest tornado
23.43 milongest listed path
900 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

EF3 December 1, 20182018F3 March 20, 19761976EF2 December 1, 20182018F2 February 16, 19761976F2 April 2, 19641964F2 July 8, 19751975EF2 August 6, 20232023EF2 December 28, 20252025F1 June 1, 19991999EF1 February 20, 20142014EF1 November 17, 20132013F1 April 3, 19741974EF1 April 19, 20112011EF1 August 12, 20192019EF1 April 19, 2011EF1 May 13, 2009F1 September 30, 1961F1 April 13, 1987F1 May 11, 1975F1 November 15, 1955F1 August 6, 1977F1 August 31, 2003F1 April 2, 2006F1 April 2, 2006F1 April 2, 2006EF1 April 24, 2022EF1 June 29, 2023EF1 June 29, 2023EF1 June 29, 2023EF1 March 31, 2023EF0 December 1, 2018EF0 April 19, 2011EF0 May 6, 2021EF0 August 12, 2019F0 August 6, 1977F0 April 7, 1998F0 June 14, 1998F0 April 2, 2006F0 April 2, 2006F0 April 16, 2006F0 April 16, 2006F0 April 16, 2006F0 May 24, 2006EF0 April 25, 2007EF0 May 30, 2008EF0 June 3, 2010EF0 May 9, 2013EF0 April 9, 2015EF0 May 23, 2017EF0 May 15, 2018EF0 June 19, 2019EF0 May 29, 2019EF0 May 29, 2019EF0 May 29, 2019EF0 March 31, 2023EFU January 3, 2023EFU June 29, 2023© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F3 (Severe damage)1
  • EF3 (Severe damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)3
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)3
  • F1 (Moderate damage)11
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)11
  • F0 (Light damage)9
  • EF0 (Light damage)16
  • Unknown rating2

Most Active Years

  • 20069
  • 20238
  • 20196
  • 20184
  • 20113
  • 19752
  • 19762
  • 19772

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.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
December 1, 2018EF3Christian, Illinois12.49 mi900 yd022$118.9M
March 20, 1976F3Christian, Illinois0 mi27 yd00$250K
December 1, 2018EF2Christian, Illinois8.39 mi400 yd00$3.3M
February 16, 1976F2Christian, Illinois1 mi80 yd00$250K
April 2, 1964F2Christian, Illinois1.3 mi20 yd00$25K
July 8, 1975F2Christian, Illinois0.1 mi3 yd00$250
August 6, 2023EF2Christian, Illinois23.43 mi450 yd00N/A
December 28, 2025EF2Christian, Illinois0.11 mi250 yd00N/A
June 1, 1999F1Christian, Illinois11.1 mi200 yd00$750K
February 20, 2014EF1Christian, Illinois4.77 mi100 yd00$500K
November 17, 2013EF1Christian, Illinois2.52 mi100 yd00$300K
April 3, 1974F1Christian, Illinois8.5 mi70 yd00$250K

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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.